Clomis vs Femara - thoughts???

[SuzieQ]

Hi everyone - I'm kinda new (to this site - love it but its so slow to load so i don't post much)

I just wanted to get your thoughts on these 2 drugs & which you prefer or have had better results with.

my background is that I'm 42 & have now been TTC'ing for #2 for 8 months (just starting cycle 9 https://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/sad/sad0139.gif)

this time around i have had 1 chem pg (pos hpt at 2 days pre af) & a m/c at 6 weeks

when trying for DD we tried for 17mths (with 1 m/c at 10 weeks) before carrying DD to term.

i previously had progesterone check at dpo7 & was 36.8 - but this was on my chem pg cycle.

i have now had some tests tracking FSH, LH, Pestradiol & Progesterone through from CD8, CD15 (ovulation day) & CD25 (ie DPO10)

FSH went from 6 to 9 to 2 (all within normal ranges for various stages of cycles)
LH from 5 to 12 to 3 (again normal ranges)
Oestradiol from 142 to 225 to 191 - CD8 being normal however CD15 well below normal range at 550 & DPO10 being at the lower end of the normal scale at 180
Progesterone from <0.3 to 3.3 to 10.1 - the follicular & mid cycle ranges are on the lower side of normal with the DPO10 being below stated normal of 12 - this was the day my spotting started on my cycle

i think i'm oing but not strongly enough to hold. I've had m/c panel done which all came back as normal except my TSH which was 7.3 (norma 0.3-5)

I've got my first appt with fertility spec on Thursday & want to be armed with as much information as possible

any thoughts anyone - please? at 42 my clock is definitely running down & i need to give my body a kick start but am worried about the risks of multiples with clomid (my last pg was hard with gestational diabetes & blood pressure problems - so coupled with my age I am extremely high risk now & twins would take too much strain on my body & risk the health of the babies). I have also heard that the Femara does not affect CM as much as i am having issues with a lack of CM as it is

here's my charts https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/SuzieHopeful2

TIA (sorry this was long)

 

[snowflake]

Hi SusieQ,

I don't know anything about Femara but I know a bit about Clomid as I was on it last year.

The risk of multiple births with Clomid is not huge - there is only a slight increased risk, that's all so I wouldn't let that worry you. On the CM front, yet Clomid does dry out CM but if you use Pre-Seed that will sort that problem out which is what I did. I was put on Clomid as there was a chance I wasn't ovulating every month on my own. I had little or no side effects with it and conceived on my second cycle. Unfortunately though I miscarried at 10 weeks in January. I am due to go back on Clomid again very shortly which I will do as I found it very good. BTW I am 37 and have no kids as yet. I wouldn't be too concerned about your age - as long as you are healthy.

 

[SuzieQ]

snowflake - so sorry for your loss & good luck with your next round (BTW i had my DD at 37 after a m/c at 10 weeks took 4 cycles but it happened) - could work for you too

best of luck & thanks for your reply