Clomid & long cycles

[AuntyBee88]

Good Evening ladies,

I hope you're all well.

Regular lurker on here but my first ever post! 🙈

A little about me: 33 yrs young, TTC for over 2 years. Both me & DH have had all the tests & everything has come back ok. Slight morphology issues for DH but Dr isn't concerned.

I have had long cycles for years (around 4/6 periods a yr). Dr believes I have a mild form of PCOS which could account for long cycles. I have had ultrasounds which show I do ovulate.

I am due to start Clomid next month & would love to know of experiences using Clomid with long cycles. Did taking Clomid make your cycles more regular? Would also love to hear positive stories!!

Baby dust to all you beautiful ladies xx

Are you under the care of a gynae at a subfertility unit?.

Clomid's main job is to make the ovaries work harder. You should be monitored whilst on this because it is quite powerful stuff and can raise LH levels. Since many PCOSers have an excess of this hormone to start with it has to be used with a degree of caution. Monitoring should include internal ultrasound scans to see if an egg is leaving one of the ovaries at the very least (some also do blood tests).

Its usually given for a maximum of six months after which time other treatments are tried.

Have they recently further tested your man here, particularly within the last 6 months?. You as a couple may not have actually had "all" the tests done at all.

The most common tests that tend to be omitted are:-

Adequate x-rays of the uterus which may show abnormalities not otherwise seen at laparoscopy.

Hysteroscopy - telescope inspection of the inside of the uterus which may occasionally show abnormalities not seen otherwise

Repeated sperm counts over several weeks and months to make sure there is no subtle abnormality

Testing the sperm in special media such as swim up tests/velocity testing. However, when they are done, they often uncover a hidden cause for the supposed unexplained problem

Thorough hormone tests to detect abnormalities of male hormone or early falls in progesterone

Scanning of the ovaries to see if follicles really are developing and there are no sign of polycystic ovaries

Hi there @AttilaTheMeerkat thank you for your reply!

Yes we were referred to the fertility unit at the local hospital over 6 months ago. Since then I have had a no. of repeated blood tests, a recent 21 day blood test & 3 vaginal ultrasounds. I am due to have a HSG early next month. DH has had 3 SA tests, the most recent was a couple of weeks ago.

Our Dr at the hospital is happy with all the results to date but feels Clomid would be a good start as my previous scans & blood tests have confirmed ovulation but I am not ovulating regularly.

Im happy with our Dr so far as I feel they are being thorough and have always kept me fully informed. I have been advised Clomid is an aggressive treatment and hence they would monitor me whilst on it. I have another appointment with the Dr next month to discuss starting clomid, provided the results of the HSG come back ok.