[ACsMom]

I've been prescribed this drug by my RE, to take during my next cycle. Just wondering if anyone's had some experience with it (preferably good!) and what you think.

TIA!!

 

[Talula Fairie]

I did. I had been trying for about 20 months and had used clomid the cycle previous, but had a bad reaction to it (exacerbated my bipolar symptoms, hormones made me too crazy. It also gave me nasty headaches). We tried Femara and I did get pregnant the first month out, but it turned out the pregnancy was ectopic. I think that was a fluke thing though, not sure if it was related to the drug. My reproductive endocrinologist told me it was totally experimental and hadn't been studied in women my age (I was 21 at the time), but that could have changed. This was late 2003.

 

[ACsMom]

Thanks! Yeah, I think it's become a little more common as a substitute for Clomid, according to what I'm reading, but it's still not used as often. Supposedly it's less likely to dry up your cm.

I'm also doing TCM and herbal/dietary stuff, so I'm on the fence about using the drug. If I don't turn up pregnant this cycle, I probably will, though.

Thanks again for your reply!

 

[Talula Fairie]

Well, it did technically work for me and I didn't notice side effects, certainly worth a shot.