How difficult to get Clomid?

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What steps did you have to go through to get Clomid prescribed?

I assume this is what I need and am booking a drs appointment this week.

I've got nobody in real life to talk to regarding this so I'd love to understand others route to Clomid and if this helped.

I do ovulate but so so late in my cycle that I think Clomid would help stimulate a healthier egg to be released at a more normal time.

Late ovulation doesn't mean a lower quality egg. The problems occur when you either aren't predicting your ovulation accurately or your luteal stage is too short.

First steps you can do yourself are to make sure you are using your temperature to confirm when you ovulate and how long your luteal stage is. Realistically only the 3 days before you ovulate are good candidates for conception. It's slightly longer than that but those are by far the most fertile days. A positive ovulation stick means you will ovulate 12-48 hours after your first positive usually.

A short luteal stage is anything less than 10 days and can mean the egg doesn't have time to implant correctly. Clomid can help lengthen this I believe.

Your first steps with a GP are to make an appointment. They'll then run some blood tests on certain days of your cycle to check your hormone levels and take it from there.

Thanks so much.

I use OPK clear blue digital and also track temperature. Using both those pieces of data I am certain I am ovulating and have had sex in the days leading up to, and on, and a couple of days after Ovulation each month.

But nothing and I'm getting so disheartened. This is baby number two, I'm 34, a good weight and am healthy. Baby number one came so easily 3 years ago.

What seems to confuse me is that I get a very good amount of EWCM. Then that tends to almost dry up and then ovulation happens. It's as though my ovulation is delayed and isn't in sync with EWCM.

My Luteal phase was once ten days, but more consistently 11-13 days.

Hi OP. How long have you been TTC? Unless it's been over 12 months if you're under 35 or 6 months if over, the GP won't do anything at all.

If you do fit those criteria, the GP would usually arrange some day 3 and day 21 blood tests, then if there didn't appear to be any issues with your hormone levels, they would refer you and your partner to the gynaecology unit or fertility unit for tests including sperm analysis.

It certainly wouldn't be a quick process, especially at the moment with NHS hospital departments not running at full capacity. It took my husband and me absolutely ages to have all of our tests done, and then it depends on the results as to what the consultants think is the best course of treatment for you.

Best of luck.

Hi OP. I've just seen your update. I'm in the same position as you, and ultimately ended up getting a diagnosis of secondary unexplained infertility. We're currently going through IVF treatment.

Given your CM situation, have you considered trying Pre-seed or Conceive Plus? They're lubes which are designed to be helpful if trying to conceive.

Your luteal phase sounds just fine. It's only if less than 10 days that it can be an issue.

It's great that you track temperature and ovulation. I'm sure this will be really helpful for the GP/ consultants.

A GP won't prescribe clomid. Your GP should be able to sort initial tests for you and your partner and then refer you to a fertility clinic and they can prescribe it to you should it be suitable.
I also agree that it doesn't matter when you ovulate, so long as you have a decent luteal phase. However if your periods are irregular then that's even more reason to gets some tests done to find out what is going on. Good luck 🤞🏻