New to clomid... question

[Mrs R]

Hello ladies

I was perscribed clomid on Monday after being told I have PCOS and do not ov on my own.

My consultant told me to take it on days 1-5 of my next cycle. I hadn't heard of taking it this early, I thought it was ususally 3-7 or 5-9.

I've tried looking it up, but just wondering if anybody can tell me what the difference is in what days u take it. As far as I know, the earlier you take it, the more follicles you get, but they are somewhat 'weaker' than if u took it a few days later. Is this right?

 

[hayley352]

imon my 6th cycle and i have always taken it day 2-6...good luck!

 

[FunnyBunny]

Sorry not sure about your question but I take clomid on days 2-6, do you have very long cycles?

 

[Mrs R]

Yeah Im very irregular. Sometimes I have 4-5 months between periods

 

[Bexy]

Hi Mrs R, like hayley352 and funnybunny, I have been taking Clomid days 2-6 but I do think your doctor may have looked at your cycle length hence the difference (I'm a 28 day girl), also I have seen posts from US ladies where they were instructed to take it later in their cycle so I think it does differ...

Hope the Clomid does its job and you get your BFP

 

[aflight84]

when i took it i was taking it days 2-6

 

[Yearning]

I was told to take mine on the 2nd day of my cycle for 5 days....I hope Clomid agrees with you better than it did me.

Always...Yearning.x

 

[Mrs R]

I've been trawling through all the info on the internet and can find very little on taking clomid on days 1-5.

It seems to be the earlier you take it, the more follicles you produce so the higher the chance of pregnancy. I seen a few articles where a comparison study was done between ladies taking clomid days 1-5 and on days 5-9.

In the days 1-5 group, 25% of the ladies got pg, where as no-one in the days 5-9 group did. Interesting stuff......

Taking it on days 1-5 seems to be relatively new practice, but results are more successful (so Google says!)

So fingers crossed then.......

 

[maz]

There's probably a good reason why your consultant prescribed it for those days - not that I know the reason.... I think your consultant does a lot of lecturing to students and I think he may have written and published a few 'white' papers on fertility treatments. I'm sure he thinks that you've more chance by taking it days 1-5. Fingers crossed it works for you...

xx

 

[Trying4ever]

Hey i'll be taking it next cycle too ...I think the docs just guess actually!!! hope it works for you.

 

[Farie]

I was told 2-6 by my Dr when she gave it to me ... she did say that different Dr will say different things tho.

 

[hollee]

i just had my first round of clomid on CD3 - CD7 becuase i was prescibed it one day late due to xmas holidays....they suggest taking it CD2-6 only becuase some people are not sure if CD1 is actually CD1 as some people tend to spot alot before their cycle starts hope this helps.

 

[bird24]

i took mine from 2-6 and it worked first time for me - your dr will know whats best

good luck xx

 

[2ndTimeAround]

I took it when I found out I had PCOS and I took it on days 5 thru 9. It worked for me but I also had to take metformin with it. I did get pregnant after taking for 3 months with the metformin but no luck on just the clomid. I started taking it again but recently took myself off of it. I am still trying and right now am on day 60 in this cycle. I have taken 2 hpt and both negative. I will be taking another test tomorrow. I am really confused. I have been having reg cycles. All around 34 and 35 days for awhile now.