Denied Clomid because PCT say I am overweight

[heartmoonshadow]

I am really upset my GP thinks Clomid is the answer to my infertility. Shesent me to an infertility clinic who took one look at me and said go away and lose 4 stone come back in 6 months. I had a bit of an arguement with the doctor asking him about equal opportunity laws - he said it is PCT decision. Which reading between the lines means it is a way of saving money. Anyone know a PCT who will allow Clomid to overweight women. If so I will ask doc to refer me to them.

thanks

Wow heated discussion! Can I just say my gyne told me to loose weight before even prescibing me Clomid. After doing some reserch it does you no good being over weight. It does effect many aspect of your fertility and your health. Not only that if you did fall pregnant whilst being over wieght. It can cause complications during the pregnancy & birth. Not only that you put on whilst pregnant & it's harder to loose after child birth. Taking on board what my consultant had told me. I joined Slimming world. I have lost so much weight over a short space of time. I have done it healthily & have kept it off. Plus I feel so much better just for loosing a bit of weight! I went back to my consultant in June. Told him what I had done to help my situation. Advised him that I had lost 10% of my body weight in a month (tried going to the gym first that just didn't wok for me). He was really pleased & told me to keep loosing & prescribed me Clomid straight away. I have to agree with you over the BMI crap. I really don't feel it is realistic. I freely admit I'm over weight. But I don't eat a lot of bad things. It's the way I am. If I slimmed down to be within the BMI guide lines I would look ill. If you find it hard to loose weight I would really recommend slimming world I found it really east & was able to eat.

I dnt think many of u r understanding heartmoonshadow! i don't think u realise how hearbreaking it is to have ur hopes up by being refered, having a fertility expert go through a long list of questions then b turned down because u do not fit the critera- gps should b more clued up and not refere u in the 1st place!!

this too happened to me a year ago- i was told i needed 2 lose 3 stone in 3 months- not healthy to do so and my gp was shocked they suggested that! I also have PCOS so its even harder 4 me 2 lose weight.

Its all very well being told 2 go and lose the weight but it relly isnt easy! and yes it does give u a goal but its also gonna take a long while to reach that goal.

I too would like to know if any PCT will prescribe it to overweight woman- I think a lot of peole have the percetion that fat people are fat because they sit in a chair all day and stuff their faces- not true! I don't see it as a quick fix because I can't b bothered 2 lose weight- not true at all- I am slowly losing weight but just not quick enoough- oh and i was told that by losing just a little bit of weight then my periods would return- not happened! so I think some people should back off and be a bit more understanding- I need clomid because I don't ovulate- and thats because of the condition I have, not because I am over weight- I used to be 9 stone when I first came off the pill- never have regular periods- have 2 a year- even when I was at a healthy weight so yes I do think doctors r too quick to put the blame on weight when in fact there are other problems!

Heartmoonshadow I wish u the best of luck in your journey huni, it will be a long one but we will get there eventually and it will be worth the wait when that little bundle of joy finally arrives!! xx

I was referred for infertility and declined clomid as my bmi was 36. You have to be below 34 to get it prescribed in my area. My consultant advised me that clomid was just not effective for overweight women.

I was very disappointed but it helped me as I went away and lost weight. I now have a bmi of 29 and have started my first course of clomid.

I am still dieting and I aim to be a healthy weight. It gave me the kick up the arse I really needed.

I just wish you luck in your journey but as a ote of caution be aware of loosing that weight healthily and lighterlife can cause issues in itself (stopped my frieds periods totally) so make sure its something that you can live with x

This thread is two years old?

Got confused when I saw f&Z!

listen i am four stone overwieight, so i am really not judging you. i also have pcos.
i have had two children and lots of problems with pre eclampsia, including horrible overmedicalised births, long stays in hospital and general horribleness, which i am still recovering emotionally from.
i actually lost two stone before conceivign my first child but piled it back on when pregnant.
i'm still on the blood pressure tablets that i got on during my second pregnancy.
i would love to lose weight and i know it takes a lot of work and is much harder than many on this thread are suggesting.
but if you can please do.
i wouldn't want any of the experiences i went through to happen to any one else. if i had known the problems my weight would cause before my first child, i may have acted differntly
my bmi was 31 insecond pregnancy btw.

If a baby us what you really wantlose the weight. You'll easily lose four St in six months if you are well motivated. It's a fact that weight affects fertility and thus sounds like a clinical decision. Clomid is not a quick fix nor is it a right .

I was prescribed metformin and clomid for secondary infertility. Metformin is used for pcos diabetes and it can regulate ovulation. My specialist said that they have recently used it successfully to help recurrent miscarriage. But that is only at the trial stage

heartmoonshadow... I feel your pain. Listen don't get stressed or disheartened I'm in the same boat as yourself.
Move forward and make things better for yourself as I am.
Don't look at it like a block in your dream look as it as a hurdle to jump over.
Join a slimming group slimming world is best for most people I myself have done them all but SW is so easy to do.
In 6 months you could lose a lot even 4stone if you truly work at it.
Even losing a few stone = 10% of your weight will make you more fertile. Don't give up and don't let other people make you feel rubbish. Think of it as your journey and you will get there. One step at a time make this dream happen you will get there we both will. Take the diet step and you will be where you want to be in no time I promise.
Good luck xxx

Zombie thread

Sorry I haven't RTFT but just to weigh in, I have been prescribed Clomid and suffered a horrific reaction to it that saw me hospitalised ... It also didn't work for me. I conceived after I stopped taking it due to the reaction I had.

I'm not saying it to scare anyone but it's not a magical bullet without risks. I understand the pain of infertility but there are risks with any medications that must be considered. Weight is one factor that can raise risks in pregnancy and birth, you won't (usually) get any slimmer being pregnant, in fact I put on another 4 stone in mine (I also have PCOS) so 4 stone above the ideal is also 4 stone plus pregnancy weight by the time you give birth plus a predisposition to gestational diabetes due to weight and pcos...

I think some weight loss prior to pregnancy to reduce such risks is prudent and not that the consultant wants to fat shame but rather reduce known risks to your future baby

Before pregnancy I wanted just to BE pregnant but the moment you are, keeping your baby healthy is your top priority. Tbh I did feel guilty over my weight as it was a changeable factor in my control prior to conceiving. Fortunately my baby didn't suffer any long lasting complications but it was a difficult delivery in which my weight played a factor I believe

ZOMBIE THREAD!

One that's been resurrected twice in it's long life as well!

You can ask to be referred out of area op but the PCT will have to approve it - which they won't if the service is available in area and you just don't meet the criteria.

Thr criteria re weight are set based on hard un emotional statistics. If you are overweight the success rate is less. Full stop im afraid and they will have a success rate beyond which they will not " waste the money".

Sorry I know that seems hard from your side of the fence.

Diet, save up, and maybe meet half way with a private service when you've lost 2st?

I heard from a friend at the weekend that one of her work colleagues had been denied IVF and was turned down for adoption for the same reason. It is stuff like that which keeps me up at night.

I am 5ft 7" and weigh 17 stone - but I go to the gym 3 times a week, play netball and do Pilates once a week too. But I struggle to lose weight.

I am dreading if we have complications trying to get pregnant.

It must be so tough for you :(