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MULTIPLE BIRTHS WITH CLOMID???

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sambrads · 18/12/2007 16:21

HI YA I HAVE JUST BEEN PRESCRIBED CLOMID AND THE DOCTOR SAID THERE IS A 40% CHANCE OF TWINS AS THEY RUN IN MY FAMILY !!HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD TWINS OR TRIPLETS?/

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scorpio1 · 18/12/2007 16:22

i think nh101 was on clomid and she is pg with twins....

ask in antenatal and pg as well.

fruitloop79 · 18/12/2007 16:55

let us know what they tell you

Springflower · 19/12/2007 14:08

My sister-in-law had non-identical twins after being on clomid. I was on it but was scanned every few days to make sure that I wasnt producing too many eggs. Are you going to be scanned?

notmyrtle · 19/12/2007 15:14

I don't think 40% is accurate - I've taken clomid a number of times & the statistic I've been told is that 8-10% of women who conceive will end up with twins (and a much smaller risk of HOMs).

Saying that, I know a woman who conceived quads on her first 50mg cycle ... I suppose someon has to be that tiny percent!

G/L

RahRah1 · 19/12/2007 15:24

Maybe its because you have a history of twins in the family that your % is increased to the average women.

I also know someone who had clomid and had twins.

Good luck!

nomoremagnolia · 19/12/2007 19:07

I was told 10% incresed chance of multiple birth by the gynae and the leaflet with the Clomid said the same. Are the twins in your family identical or non-identical? Id twins is not heridtary, only non-id. (Genetically prone to ov'ing twice in one cycle - chances of embryo splitting to make id twins is pure fate)

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sambrads · 19/12/2007 21:33

hi ya all there is 4 sets of non identical twins in my family so i think i could have a good chance of having them myself !!!!

well to be honhest i just want a baby how many i dont really mind as long as everything is ok !!

not sure about getting scanned more often but i would need to ask about that.

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nomoremagnolia · 19/12/2007 21:56

Best of luck then
Come and join us on the Clomid thread if you like.

33kjs · 19/12/2007 23:01

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nomoremagnolia · 19/12/2007 23:04

Clomid is a drug (Clomefene Citrate) which makes you ovulate if you're not doing so. It has to be prescribed by a gynae/ doctor and you are monitored on it as over stimulation can be dangerous. The most common reason for not ovulating is a condition called PCOS. The drug works by blocking the estrogen your body makes in the first few days of your cycle, forcing it to make more, which makes ovulation happen.

33kjs · 19/12/2007 23:27

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saltcod · 19/12/2007 23:27

I was told 10% chance (which I chose to see as 90% chance of NOT!) of having twins on clomid... but only conceived the one

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sambrads · 20/12/2007 09:07

i was prescribed clomid cause the the doctor said my whole horomones are not doing what they should be . i have an underactive thyroid and it went so low my periods stopped for a while so that has caused me not to ovulate . i alraedy have a ds who i love to bits but i just hope this helps!!!

my sis had a baby yesterday girl 6:4 she is so so tiny as my ds was 8:4 and she had a cs and tried to say it is worse than giving birth natural but i dont think so !!!!

maybe after she will be alot sorer!!!!

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MrsTLC · 17/04/2008 15:34

On my 4th month of using clomid, I conceived and am having non-identical twins.

I was just about to give up on clomid and take a break, when we decided to give it one more try an dnow I'm four and a half months pregnant with twins. I find out in two weeks what I'm having.

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