Hi Kari,
Thank you very much for that info on Femara! I think I will ask my
doctor about that. I know I'll have to take Provera again (Yuck) but
whatever works, right?
Thanks again,
Vicki
On Jul 21, 8:45 am, Karianne <chessa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hi Vicki,
>
> I hope that things get better with your prog. levels! I'm not sure
> where your doctor stands on Femara (RE's either love it or hate it)
> but you may want to discuss using it instead of Clomid with your
> doctor. My doctor put me on Femara last year to test my ovarian
> response and he liked it because it has less side-effects. Doctors
> sometimes hesitate to use it because of the fact that Femara can cause
> birth defects IF you take it while pg. Other than that, it's just
> fine. It has the same outcome as Clomid but works in a different
> manner by actually blocking aromatase (a precursor to estrogen).
> Anyway, when my doctor put me on Femara, I read every medical journal
> I could get my hands on to learn the effectiveness of this drug.
> Anyway, from what I read, Femara sometimes works very well in women
> who do not respond to large doses of Clomid so you may be an excellent
> candidate to try it. Keep in mind, I'm not a doctor but I am a
> scientist with infertility who reads medical journals - it really may
> be worth a try in your case especially since you have PCOS. A lot of
> the trials I read about were women with PCOS who did not respond to
> high levels of Clomid actually did respond to low levels of Femara.
>
> I was on Femara for 4 cycles and really didn't have any side-effects,
> I never had the horrors I've read about with Clomid. On the Femara, I
> had dry mouth and was "warmer" than usual but did not have hot
> flashes. When taking my bbt, I realized that it was very high as well
> which makes sense because the Femara blocks the production of
> estrogen. My body did not respond to Femara because I was already
> ovulating on my own. My infertility stemmed from other things:
> endometriosis, stress (I don't care what some doctors say - stress
> WILL exacerbate infertility) and a hormonal imbalance. So, even though
> it didn't work for me it may be worth a try for you esp since you have
> a very different situation from mine.
>
> I'm not sure if you are also incor****ating eastern medicine
> (traditional Chinese medicine) into your regime but you may find that
> will help as well. If you remain on Clomid or try Femara, you do NOT
> want to take herbs with them. However, acupuncture is excellent for
> calming your system and regaining balance. I do not know how it works
> and as a scientist, it baffles me. But what I can tell you is that my
> RE has done clinical studies and has always made a positive
> correlation between acupuncture and relief of infertility. I go once a
> week and love it. I feel great afterwords. I'm not pg yet and I never
> have been. But, I know that the acupuncture has not helped. Part of
> the reason why I'm not active in this group much anymore is my husband
> and I have just been getting through a rough patch and haven't
> actually ttc for 8 months. We're getting better and probably will ttc
> again soon. I just want to make sure we're ok first.
>
> Anyway, just thought that little bit of information may help you!
>
> Take care,
> Kari
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