I'm 34. Is Clomid too soon at month 4 of ttc?

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I'm 34. About to start month #4 of attc; off bc 6 months. No kids. On bc for 14 years straight. Doctor prescribed 50mg Clomid to start this 4th cycle of ttc. I'm concerned I'm "jumping in" too fast? Should I wait to month 6? My last 3 periods have started 2 to 3 days late (or early), and lasted a bit longer than usual, which leads my gyno to believe an-ovulation. He also said we should be aggressive bc of my age. Last month I started the ovulation sticks for the fist time and never had a line as dark as the control line, but I'm VERY new to all of this and could've done something wrong. Is month 4 too soon to start clomid? The hormonal side affects I'm reading are scaring me.

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I think the risk of taking clomid too early is less than the risk of prolonging your efforts and getting pregnant at an older age. I'd go with it if doctor is on board!

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You should do what is right for you. Trust your gut. My opinion is that you shouldn't wait. These things can take time and be draining on you and your relationship. If you want to be pregnant now, do whatever you can to make it happen. The disappointment from month after month of BFN is killer. I say, maybe try it for a couple months and if it's not working for you. Go natural. Good luck and baby dust to you!!

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I'm 34 too and have been TTC for almost 3 years with unexplained infertility. You didn't mention doing any blood tests or infertility investigations. I think that due to age you don't want to wait but... you also want to make sure you know what, if anything, the issue is. Make sure you do day 3 hormone screening and if your doc suspects anovulation, get a day 21 progesterone test to check if you ovulated (or just an ultrasound to see if there's a corpus luteum). You might also want to do an HSG or HyCoSy test to make sure your tubes are open and an AMH test to check ovarian reserve. Also, make sure they do a sperm analysis on your partner. My friend went through multiple cycles with Clomid and letrozole only to find out when moving on to more aggressive measures a year later that her husband was actually the issue and they had just wasted an entire year.

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I'm 33. My dr told me that if nothing happened in 3 months to call her and she would put me on it. I didn't even ask. All I did was tell her I was going to start ttc. She's very proactive. However be aware that if you're already ovulating it can cause you to hyperovumate and you'll be at a greater risk for multiples. I would definitely do OPKs and a sperm analysis before getting on it if you think there's a problem. Chances are you may just be having a timing issue.

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Also the doc monitors your cycle and follicles more closely when you take clomid so you can see where you are at. 
On 50 mg it didn't really work for me. My follicles weren't getting big enough 13 mm but not 19 mm. Size and quality is important and we need all the help we can get in our 30s.

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only my personal opinion...I would take the clomid. if they suspect you are not ovulating regularly then you could likely just start taking the clomid at 6 months or a year into trying and might regret not starting earlier. I'm 33 and they made me wait and now it's been 2 years of TTC. I would have been greatful to start with treatments earlier.

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I'm in the same boat. I turned 34 in June, and did my first round of Clomid 100mg. We are also being aggressive due to age. I think you're doing the right thing! :) When should AF be due for both of you?

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Hi all, am a little late to this discussion, but was wondering how you all have gotten on since? 
I am 34, been TTC #2 since August 2017. Long story short: I breastfed #1 for almost 7 months but after no period and BFNs for 9 months went to the Dr who diagnosed hypothyroidism. I had my cycle kickstarted with Provera, but still no luck despite using OPKs, temping and BDing at the right time (seems I have long cycles with short LPs). DH is in the final rounds of a job interview in another country (I would stay behind for the first year), so I am thinking of asking my Dr about Clomid/Femara because we have 2 or 3 cycles to go before he leaves, and my age is a factor... Any thoughts?

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I will be 34 in December, my fiancé is 34. I have been off all forms of birth control since November (10 months) and nothing. My fiancé just had a sperm analysis done today and everything looked normal.  My OB says no fertility meds until we have been trying for 18-24 months.  I really don't want to be much older and just starting! ughhh.  Interested to hear about any similar stories and things that helped!

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Hi girls I'm onto month 13 and Doctor and fertility doctor have never prescribed or even discussed this with me? I've had every test and scan under the sun and shown to be ovulating fine and very regular  and no issues what so ever 😐 fiancé is fine too (low sperm count in may but retested in July and way up!)
Should this be something I should be asking?

I'm 34. Is Clomid too soon at month 4 of ttc?

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