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Clomid Quick Facts
Everything You Need to Know
By Kelly Burgess
Clomid (generic name: clomiphene), has been around since the late 1950s and is a common first step in infertility treatments. According to Dr. Mark Leondires, medical director of Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut, it was originally thought of as a breast cancer treatment drug because of its anti-estrogenic properties. While treating patients for breast cancers, it was accidentally discovered that the drug also helped induce ovulation. "So for the past 40 years Clomid has been the tried and true bargain basement fertility drug to augment natural ovulation in millions of women," Dr. Leondires says.
For those millions, and the millions more who will be using it, here is a handy "quick facts" guide to everything you ever needed to know about Clomid.
Your doctor may prescribe Clomid if you:
- Have been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Women with this condition do not ovulate on a normal cycle, says Dr. Judith Albert, medical director of Reproductive Health Specialists in Pittsburgh, Pa. Clomid has its highest success rates when PCOS is the reason for the infertility because it increases frequency and predictability of ovulation.
- You suffer from unexplained infertility. In other words, if "you've been trying for at least a year to become pregnant, the woman is under 35, all the tests have been done and come back normal," Dr. Albert says. In that case, Clomid is used to augment natural ovulation and can increase the odds of pregnancy in the first few cycles compared to giving no treatment.
These are meant to be guidelines for informational purposes only. Always follow your prescribing doctor's recommendations.
- Clomid is taken for five days at the beginning of the menstrual cycle – days 3 through 7, or days 5 through 9.
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