Clomid Vs. Letrozole?

[Jinjun]

Hello ladies, please spread the hope. I would like to hear success stories. I had 3 failed IUI using Clomid now my doctor switched me to Letrozole. I hope and pray this will finally work for me. I am 31 and still w/o children. Baby dust to you all ladies

 

[readyformore]

Why are you taking it?
Unexplained or no ovulation?

 

[Jinjun]

Yes the doctor DX me with "Unexplained infertility" I also am thinking that having only one open tube and ovary might be the case and it decrease my chances of conceiving. However, I have heard it has been possible by many other women who are now successful with conception. Yet, a small part of me is worried.

 

[readyformore]

Well, then you will like my story.

I was primary unexplained infertility at 24. We did clomid and IUI 4 times and finally got our first child.

#2 was spontaneous conception.

#3 was spontaneous conception 2 years after having one ovary and tube removed! This baby only took 7 month to conceive, that's with 1 ovary.

I'm now 34, and have been diagnosed with secondary unexplained infertility. We tried femara and IUI last month and that failed. I hope to do another cycle next month.

Best of luck to you.

 

[Mrs. Bear]

Did they do ultrasounds to make sure you ovulated on the clomid?

Femera is often given to women who don't respond to clomid. I don't respond to clomid alone, even at 150mg. My RE ended up giving me both clomid and femera to get me to ovulate.

Femera also tends to have much fewer side effects than clomid.

Are you seeing an RE or just your Ob/Gyn? Injectible meds may be a good choice with only one good tube.

 

[readyformore]

Honestly, I hated femara. It gave me a headache for 10 days straight, and PMS from hell.

We choose to do femara because clomid thinned my lining.

I responded well to both though.

 

[HuskyMomWI]

I took femeara for 5 months and was not a fan. I had severe hot flashes and had headaches and was crabby. I was on a pretty high dose though (12.5 per day) so maybe a lower dose wouldn't be so bad. If we resume medication I will be requesting Clomid.

 

[dnlfinker]

Please stay away from Cholomid. I got pregnant twice on Chlomid. With my first pregnancy I delivered a healthy baby girl who is now a toddler. FOr my second pregnancy(got pregnant in April) , in June I found out that my baby had a birth defect. We did all sort of testing done and all the results came fine. Yet its not proven yet , sometimes there are accidents with chlomid and they might cause baby a problem. FDA had a study done on Chlomid and birth defect but it was inconclusive since there were not a lot of subjects. I truely hope that they will prove it one day so that women like me would not have to go through agony of loosing a baby. Doctors will deny you , nobody will tell you that chlomid can cause you this and like I mentioned before , it happens by accident. I want to help women not to fall in the trap. I had PCOS and thats why I had to take Chlomid

 

[Mrs. Bear]

Everything I have read lists the chances of that as not significantly higher, but there is always a small chance with any medical intervention. There are questions about using IVF as well. You just have to weigh the benefits against the risks if using clomid or any other medication is your only option to have a baby.

 

[wishingforjoy]

I used Letrazole and got pregnant my first cycle using it without needing an IUI.

I had zero side effects. It leaves your system quicker than clomid with less harsh side effects and a smaller percentage of multiples than clomid.
Good Luck

 

[Jamitha]

Research this but I was told Letrozole was not FDA approved yet in the US. It is in Canada though.

 

[Mrs. Bear]

It's not approved for infertility but it is an FDA approved drug. It is used 'off-label' for infertility. That is also why insurance tends to cover femara but not clomid.

 

[babeez1]

I took clomid for 4 months & had headaches, tired & visual disturbances that were permanent (halos)..it also has bad side effects on cervical mucous & your lining. I took 5mg dose of letrozole for 3 months now & worked just as well as clomid but without the side effects...currently 17dpo but seeing BFN...haven't gotten a blood test yet...goodluck!

 

[Jinjun]

Wow that is amazing I do like your story. This definitely gives me hope. I am currently waiting for AF to arrive to start letrozole. I am currently on cycle day 30 right now. : )

Well, then you will like my story.

I was primary unexplained infertility at 24. We did clomid and IUI 4 times and finally got our first child.

#2 was spontaneous conception.

#3 was spontaneous conception 2 years after having one ovary and tube removed! This baby only took 7 month to conceive, that's with 1 ovary.

I'm now 34, and have been diagnosed with secondary unexplained infertility. We tried femara and IUI last month and that failed. I hope to do another cycle next month.

Best of luck to you.

 

[Jinjun]

thanks ladies for the helpful info. I have much more hope. I am currently waiting for AF to arrive to start Letrozole cycles 3-7 right now I am on cycle day30. I hope this 4th IUI will work out for me. Thanks ladies baby dust to you all : )

 

[Jinjun]

Thank you ladies.
DNLfinker Congratulations on your healthy baby girl I am sorry to hear about your second little one. That is also my fear is birth defects from taking any type of fertility drug.
Wishingforjoy Congratulations! Great news !
Ready for More yes I love your story and I hope it will work for me as well congrats and thank you for sharing that gives me much hope.
Mrs. Bear Yes my doctor also monitor my follicles through ultrasound to confirm ovulation and egg maturing and I were not sure if I actually ovulated with clomid. I had two failed IUI done with OBGYN then I decided to see a RE had a third clomid IUI failed now I am currently on Letrozole/femara 7.5 mg daily cycles day 3 to 7 which I started on Monday 10-24 I have my ultra sound on November 2 I was also prescribed Novarel HCG shot. I really am praying this cycle will still for me. I am physically and emotionally drained from TTC. I hope we all get our BFP soon Baby dust to you all ladies!

 

[BabyMaybe917]

Everything I have read lists the chances of that as not significantly higher, but there is always a small chance with any medical intervention. There are questions about using IVF as well. You just have to weigh the benefits against the risks if using clomid or any other medication is your only option to have a baby.

I've looked into this to and from what I've read research shows roughly the same percentage of birth defects for women without medication as they do women with Clomid. There is always a chance for a birth defect no matter how healthy the mom. That said, I'm sure there aren't a ton of studies out there and you do have to weigh the benefits and risks as stated above.

I'm on Femara right now 5mg. This is my 2nd cycle CD 28 is Nov 2nd. I didn't ovulate on my first cycle and had a progesterone of 0.8. This cycle I'm on Prometrium but still don't think I ovulated. Hopefully the next cycle is it! I haven't had any side effects related to the Femara... Prometrium is a whole different story though!

and I hope this next cycle brings you a happy healthy baby!!!

 

[Jinjun]

I am 31 years old and had never ever been pregnant before and no MC. My DH and I have been trying for almost for years for our first child now and I have to say the journey can be emotionally, mentally, and physically draining. But we keep pushing. I just got done with 7.5mg of Letrozole and have an ultrasound appointment on 11-02. I will be also taking a trigger shot, Novarel. I so hope this one works finally. We have tried many times and failed with clomid. Let this be the miracle drug that works. I wish everyone lots of baby dust and take care!

 

[momma2b88]

I am currently taking clomid and would love to hear what this other medication does for you. How are the side effects comparatively speaking?

 

[Jinjun]

Well with Letrozole/femara I had less symptoms. All I felt was sleepiness and and slight migraines. while on Clomid I felt hot flashes, moodswings, emotional, irritable, migraines, etc. I hope this IUI cycle works for us this time. We already had 3 failed IUI's on Clomid. I hope time switching to Letrozole works we been trying for our first child for such a long now. I hope this helps and Good luck to you!