What is the best way to bring up the fact that I want to try Clomid to get pregnant?

Question

My fiance and I have been trying to conceive for nearly three years. I made an appointment for next week to see and OB/GYN and get an annual exam.. How is the best way to bring up the fact that I want to try Clomid??

Answer 1

If you tell your doc that you have been trying for 3 years I'm sure she will bring it up.. mine did.. If not then just mention it to her.

Answer 2

just tell her you have heard about it and you wanna try it...it's no big deal..good luck!!

Answer 3

Let her know you have been ttc and for how long.

She may send you to a reproductive endo(RE), she may give you a prescription, if she does ask her if she will moniter you while you are on it (progesterone blood test should be ordered for between cd 21-24)

In my opinion though, your best bet is to try and get a referral for a RE, and make sure your fiancee gets a s***n analysis done as well to rule out any male factor that may be contributing to infertility.

Hope everything goes well for you, I wish you lots of babydust!!  

Answer 4

She won't ask you- and rather than ask for a prescription, I would ask to be referred to a fertility specialist. Clomid only treats one cause of infertility, and since you don't know why you're not conceiving, it might not do anything to help you.

Answer 5

If you have been trying to conceive for almost three years, then when you go to your OBGYN you should ask her for a referral to a reproductive endocrinologist (RE).  They are specialists in infertility.  Do not waste your time with your regular OBGYN or taking a drug with out knowing if it could actually help you.  When you go to a RE they run many tests and monitor you closely to determine what the problem might be.  Then after they have many test results they decide on a treatment that would be best for you.  A regular OBGYN is not as knowledgeable in this area as an RE and doesn't have the tests or many treatment options available.  No one has ever regretted going to an RE.  They have only regretted waiting so long before going.  

I took clomid for one cycle with an RE.  I am so thankful I did do it with an RE.  I was having blood work and ultrasounds done a few times a week.  Clomid was not for me.  It thinned my lining and gave me a cyst.  It actually made it impossible for me to get pregnant while taking it.  If I had not been monitored so closely, we would have never had know that was the problem.  Many women take clomid for many months- don't get pregnant and wonder why.  You need to have close monitoring.  

Do not be embaressed to ask your doctor for a referal to an RE.  Just tell her how long you have been trying and that you now want to see a specialist.  If she offers to run some tests first, decline.  Once you go to an RE they'd make you do them all again any way.  Remember your doctor works for you.  You pay her for a service.  Go there next week for your annual exam and a referal for an RE.  

I wish you the best of luck.  

Answer 6

I would advise against asking your OB/GYN for Clomid.  The reason is because unless you KNOW your fertility problem is caused by annovulation, using Clomid can make it MORE DIFFICULT to conceive.

Why would clomid make it more difficult to conceive?  It has the nasty side-effect to drying up cervical mucus.  Egg-white quality cervical mucus helps the swimmers get to where they are needing to go, and allow them to live there for days waiting for the egg.  Without EWCM, swimmers can die in a few hours.  So if you're already ovulating and you add clomid to the mix, then you REDUCE the odds of conceiving.  However, for women that are not ovulating, it's obviously better to ovulate without good quality EWCM than to have EWCM and not ovulate.  BTW, you also don't want to take clomid without having good reasons because it can apparently do a number on your liver.  Last I knew, the current medical protocols allow for a woman being prescribed Clomid for a maximum of 12 months IN HER LIFE TIME.

My next piece of advice is that if you've been TRYING for three years without success, it's time for you to seek out a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist.  It's time to start trying to investigate WHY you are not already pregnant, and these are the most appropriate doctors to get the job done.

Oh, I almost forgot, the other piece of advice is to read the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility".  It's become the defact-o bible for women facing fertility issues.

Answer 7

I wouldn't ask for Clomid I would tell her you have been trying for almost 3 years with no success and wondered if there was anything that could help.  She may suggest tests for both you and your fiance since it could be a sperm count problem also(I have PCOS, but my Dr tested my husband anyway just to make sure).  Then you could go from there.  Good luck to you!