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Clomid And Infertility

Clomiphene citrate is the first fertility drug which is being prescribed for couples who are going for fertility treatment. This is one of the least expensive fertility drugs and this helps in inducing ovulation in women having PCOS and other problems in ovulation. This is also used for patients who have a luteal phase defect. This drug also helps in finding out if the ovaries in a woman can still produce eggs which can be fertilized. Clomid cannot be used by women who are nearing menopause.

Clomid is one of the more complicated medicines which are being prescribed these days. This drug reacts to all the tissues in the body which have oestrogen receptors. These tissues include the cervix, vagina, ovary, endometrium, pituitary gland and the hypothalamus. Clomid also supervises the working of the hormones GnRh, FSH, LH and estradiol which are responsible for ovulation. Though the actual working process of this drug has not yet been fully understood, everyone knows that Clomid makes the body feel like its oestrogen content is low. This makes the hypothalamus release more of the gonadotropins releasing hormone which also makes the pituitary gland release more FSH and LH. The end result of this is that one or more healthy eggs will be produced and this is known as ovulation.

Clomid should be taken for a period of five days in the beginning of the menstrual cycle in order to induce ovulation. This could start on day 3 or day 5 and this depends upon the doctor. The first day of actual bleeding is the first day of the menstrual cycle. Many women take one tablet of 50mg in a day. The doctor may decide to increase the dosage if the patient fails to conceive. After ovulation takes place, most pregnancies will occur in the first six days of the treatment. Clomid is said to induce ovulation in 85% of the women who use it. But only half of the women who use this drug actually manage to get pregnant. This drug can be used during six monthly cycles. Increased usage is not going to increase the possibility of a pregnancy.

Before starting the treatment using Clomid, a pelvic examination and ultrasound test are done to determine if there are any problems in the ovary and in the uterus. 5% of women who use Clomid during treatment find that they would have developed a cyst in the ovary. These cysts could cause some discomfort but they will disappear and will not cause any harm. If the menstrual periods do not happen for 35 days after taking Clomid, then this could be because ovulation has not taken place or the patient could be pregnant. A doctor should be consulted and he will prescribe some medicine to start your periods once again.

5% of the women who take Clomid might give birth to twins. Some women might also have triplets. 13.6% of women are said to have got enlarged ovaries, 10.4% have had pelvic discomfort or abdominal discomfort, 5.5% of women have started bloating, 2.2% have had nausea and vomiting, 2.15 have had breast problems, 1.5% have had vision problems like blurred vision, lights, floaters, waves, unspecified visual complaints, photophobia, diplopia and scotoma. Some minorities have complained of headache and bleeding from the uterus. Some people have also said the Clomiphene is connected ovarian cancer. But infertility has been one of the main reasons for reproductive cancer than fertility drugs. Clomid has been used to induce ovulation for over three decades.