What are some of the common fertility drugs used besides clomid?… by ??By the way
I am TTC, and I have a Dr appt due to infertility issues in the past. I want to be educated on the different drugs before hand.
Do you know of any and what side effects did you have?
Also did it work for you?
Best Answer:
I did clomid without success and i found it to have some pretty horrible side effects including rapid weight gain and mild depression.
I then went on to do ovulation induction which involves injecting pregnyl every day and the ivf clinic monitors your blood at the same time. At the time they believe you are ready to ovulate you then inject another drug ( i have forgotten its name temporariliy) which stimulates ovualtion and you then go and have sex. You also have to have an internal ultrasound at this time to see how many follicles are growing which might eventually produce an egg.
In the case of IUI (intrauterine injections), the same process is undertaken but they take a sperm sample and inject it at this time instead of going off and having sex.
The side effects were not as severe as the clomid but there was weight gain. I did both clomid and ovulation induction for a number or cycles and none of it worked although i do know of two couples that have concieved 3 children each (including a set of twins each) via IUI. I did have one cycle where they overstimulated my ovaries and i ended up with about 15 follicles that potentially could have released an egg - i was very sick although this is rare.
I was told to try IVF and then fell pregnant naturally and am now 34 weeks pregnant with a baby kicking very vigorously right now.
Dont lose hope - you will fall pregnant eventually and it is good to read up beforehand so you know what to ask your Dr.
I would suggest that ovulation induction or IUI is more invasive but from the experience of the people i know appears to have a better success rate.
Good luck
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