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Gynecology (Expert Forum)
Provera
Answered by
Elaine Brown, MD - Pregnancy, Gynecology
Elaine Brown, MD - BLOG
Billings - MT
Provera
by staci524, Feb 09, 2009 12:40PM
Will Provera help you get pregnant? My Dr. recently put me on it, to regulate my period because i haven't had one in 8 months. I do want to get pregnant, but we didn't want to use Clomid because of the risk of multiples. I was just wondering if Provera will help or hinder this possibility of becoming pregnant...
Doctor's Answer
by Elaine Brown, MD, Feb 10, 2009 01:02AM
, Feb 10, 2009 01:02AMTo: staci524
Hi!
Provera will cause you to have a period. It will clean out the lining of the uterus. It won't help you ovulate though. It sounds like you are not ovulating, or you would be having periods!
For your info: 85% of pregnancies conceived with clomid are singletons. Of the multiple pregnancies, 85% are twins. So that leaves a very low percentage of higher order multiples.
Something else to consider is metformin--that may help you ovulate. The risk of multiples with metformin is no higher than the baseline risk in the population.
Good luck!
Dr B
Provera will cause you to have a period. It will clean out the lining of the uterus. It won't help you ovulate though. It sounds like you are not ovulating, or you would be having periods!
For your info: 85% of pregnancies conceived with clomid are singletons. Of the multiple pregnancies, 85% are twins. So that leaves a very low percentage of higher order multiples.
Something else to consider is metformin--that may help you ovulate. The risk of multiples with metformin is no higher than the baseline risk in the population.
Good luck!
Dr B
