Provera/Clomid - First official step to BFP w/PCOS + Weigh In
I had my doctors appointment on Monday. I Stepped on the scale and there was a 3lb weight loss (now weighing 156)! Whoooo hooo!! Took me almost 3 weeks to drop 3 lbs. The PCOS diet and consistent work outs and waist training are paying off. I still need to lose 7 more to get to the weight my doctor wants me at.
As I was anticipating, my doctor gave me my two prescriptions for Provera and Clomid. I now only have one more Provera pill to induce AF for round 1 of Clomid, cycle day 5-9. This time my doctor prescribed me 10mg Provera twice a day for 5 days instead of just once a day for 10 days. Twice a day for 5 days will bring on AF quicker.
I asked my doctor what she and the fertility specialist thought my chances were of conceiving on Clomid alone, without IUI or IVF. She said that when she talked with the fertility specialist about my chances, he said that I should be "easy" (☺️) and would probably be pregnant within 3 months or less - because I didn't have any further complications other than just the cysts on my ovaries. Since all of my bloodwork showed no hormonal imbalances - I wasn't the typical PCOS patient - my bloodwork lab tests didn't confirm my PCOS diagnosis (cysts confirmed via ultrasound), so I guess this is why he seems to think I should be able to get pregnant "easily" on Clomid.
I really hope he is right. FX.
I just need to stay on track with eating right, taking vitamins/supplements, and ovulation/BDing.
I think I will be requesting a progesterone test for mid cycle - to confirm if the Clomid was successful or not. But I am also wondering if I should bother? If I don't get pregnant, in the first round, they want to double the Clomid mg; I however would like to avoid doubling. If I can confirm that 50mg made me successfully ovulate, maybe it will help me convince them (if I don't get a BFP round 1) to let me try 50mg again for a round 2. What do you ladies think?
I am also wondering if getting a follicle scan would be worth it? I don't have real bad PCOS to the point that I have cysts burst and have painful twinges and the like. However, I do worry about possible overgrowth of follicles, risking multiples. When I told my doctor about these concerns, she said that she would talk with the specialist about it - but did inform me that multiples is a risk that you do take with Clomid since it stimulates the ovaries and can cause "overproduction". So I'm not sure about getting this scan either..?
Either way, I am super anxious for AF to get here so I can get to cycle day 5 - first day of Clomid!
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