Clomid is one of the easiest and least expensive treatments for female infertility. There are also men for whom Clomid is an appropriate treatment for low sperm count. Here is how to recognize which men may benefit from this oral fertility treatment.
Women who have been prescribed Clomid to stimulate ovulation (due to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome for example) are bound to be worried about the side effects in some shape or form. What side effects can you really expect? Is cramping one of them? If you have started using Clomid, and noticed cramping – especially around the time of your ovulation – is that normal? Is cramping on Clomid anything to be worried about?
Have you recently started taking Clomid, and are you suffering from mood swings? Or are you due to commence Clomid and concerned about the impact it could have on your moods? Mood swings on Clomid are not uncommon, and you are not alone in your worries. (more…)
If you have just been prescribed Clomid to help you get pregnant, or have already started taking this popular fertility drug, I am sure that you have wondered about this. Perhaps you have noticed bleeding or spotting, and are unsure whether you should continue with Clomid. Clomid has many side effects, and bleeding can be one of them. Is it dangerous?
Clomid is a fertility drug that is steadily rising in popularity. More and more women are turning to Clomid, also called clomiphene citrate, to induce ovulation and help them get pregnant. With a success rate of 80 percent according to some sources, it is no big surprise that Clomid is both the most well-known and most commonly used fertility medication. (more…)
IUI is also known as intrauterine insemination and has been in practice for male factor infertility since approximately the 1940’s. The procedure can be highly successful for couples facing infertility problems that are not related to ovarian failure, severe endometriosis, severe male factor infertility and fallopian tube damage or blockage. Many times other factors will influence whether or not IUI will be an option for a couple and will have a direct bearing on the success rates involved.
For women with a short luteal phase, it can be a struggle to conceive. It is essential that there is a long enough period between ovulation and the time menstruation is expected, because fertilized eggs need time to implant into the lining of the uterus. When there is a shortage of time, menstruation shows up even if the egg was fertilized, and the fertilized egg then leaves the body with the menstrual blood.
Infertility testing which does not yield results and finds no cause for failure to conceive gets classified as “unexplained infertility.” Unexplained infertility is also referred to as idiopathic infertility, which means medical testing and fertility specialists cannot figure out the problem behind why a couple cannot get pregnant. (more…)
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Some women will experience a problem relating to fertility called luteal phase defect, which means that the phase is either to short or too long. The average luteal phase spans 14-days, but anything less than 10-days means it is too short, and anything more than 16-days is considered too long. If a woman has a luteal phase that is too short, and a fertilized egg will not be able to implant and pregnancy will not happen.
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