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Anyone know the difference in Clomid days ?
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Molae06
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As far as I have read and been told, the earlier days produce more follicles where as the later days produce better quality eggs. My first couple cycles I was given on days 1-5 and I had about 4 follicles on my one ovary, now I take it on days 5-9 and I usually have 2 follicles, but one is always much smaller than the other. Hope this helps with your question.
I read up more on the medical side of this last night and ive decided to take the clomid starting on day 4. I ovulate on my own (in theory) and i would feel better having a greater number of eggs and running the risks of the less maturity factor. The research also suggests there's not much of a split between days 3 and 5 where there obviously is between days 1 and 5 
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This is an interesting topic!! I've always wondered about this and meant to do a little research but always forgot. I like Adrianndas idea of taking it on CD 4. 
Might do that next cycle as the past two cycles I've been taking them on cycle day 5-9.
Might do that next cycle as the past two cycles I've been taking them on cycle day 5-9.Im debating between the day 3 and the day 4, but whats also important to remember is that you ovulate 5 days after the last pill, so you'll have to adjust your calculations if you take it sooner
Give me a min and i'll explain the more detailed aspects of it
Give me a min and i'll explain the more detailed aspects of it
Ok i was on the phone - i found this wonderful forum thread with a doctor answering the questions, and once it was explained it seemed to just click and make total sense !
So every month every woman has an active number of follicles, and just after CD 3 your brain begins an decrease in FSH production (which is why they do FSH draws on CD 3), and the strongest follicle at that point is the one which will be ovulated.
Now since Clomid causes additional FSH to be produced it works like this - After day 5 the follicles have already experienced the FSH decrease (or starvation, if you will) and the single follicle has already been chosen as the strongest, however is Clomid is given on day 3 then the follicles haven't yet experienced this starvation, and you MAY be able to pluck 2 follicles instead of the single one.
Also research suggests only about 10% of women actually notice a decline in CM while on Clomid, and thusly only about the same percentage would have a thinner endometrial lining. Now im sure this could be argued, and as someone who has a hard time determining most CM to begin with i may have to err on the side of caution and assume i have a thinner lining and CM and adjust with natural supplements accordingly, while this might not hold true for someone who pays close attention to and fully understand their CM. Also its pretty much too late to determine the changes in CM on Clomid if you weren't familiar with them prior to having been on Clomid (which also makes sense)
So we've been told that there's a higher chance of weaker, multiple follicles the earlier days, with stronger singular follicles on the later days, but this may not be totally true, as a slight extension of FSH could still allow for multiple, normal follicles as opposed to weaker ones.
I think it's all kind of up in the air but i found it all to be terribly informative. Also instead of editing my previous post i'll just correct it on this one - you should ovulate 5-9 days after the last pill is taken. Taking OPK's too soon after clomid can result in a false positive, but i'd suggest OPK's the day after the last pill and continue on from there to cover all the bases, and do this with the knowledge you may get a false positive to to continue to test as well as pay attention to temps, CM and CP !
So every month every woman has an active number of follicles, and just after CD 3 your brain begins an decrease in FSH production (which is why they do FSH draws on CD 3), and the strongest follicle at that point is the one which will be ovulated.
Now since Clomid causes additional FSH to be produced it works like this - After day 5 the follicles have already experienced the FSH decrease (or starvation, if you will) and the single follicle has already been chosen as the strongest, however is Clomid is given on day 3 then the follicles haven't yet experienced this starvation, and you MAY be able to pluck 2 follicles instead of the single one.
Also research suggests only about 10% of women actually notice a decline in CM while on Clomid, and thusly only about the same percentage would have a thinner endometrial lining. Now im sure this could be argued, and as someone who has a hard time determining most CM to begin with i may have to err on the side of caution and assume i have a thinner lining and CM and adjust with natural supplements accordingly, while this might not hold true for someone who pays close attention to and fully understand their CM. Also its pretty much too late to determine the changes in CM on Clomid if you weren't familiar with them prior to having been on Clomid (which also makes sense)
So we've been told that there's a higher chance of weaker, multiple follicles the earlier days, with stronger singular follicles on the later days, but this may not be totally true, as a slight extension of FSH could still allow for multiple, normal follicles as opposed to weaker ones.
I think it's all kind of up in the air but i found it all to be terribly informative. Also instead of editing my previous post i'll just correct it on this one - you should ovulate 5-9 days after the last pill is taken. Taking OPK's too soon after clomid can result in a false positive, but i'd suggest OPK's the day after the last pill and continue on from there to cover all the bases, and do this with the knowledge you may get a false positive to to continue to test as well as pay attention to temps, CM and CP !
