Clomid And Ovulation

Clomid and ovulation go hand in hand when it comes to infertility treatment.

Clomid is perhaps the most popular and highly reliable drug prescribed in the entire world for females trying to conceive.

In other words it is a popular drug for treatment of infertility. This drug comes in tablet forms and is taken orally with doctor’s prescription. There are various causes of infertility and amongst the most common one is lack of ovulation.

In order to induce ovulation in females, drug named Clomid is used all over the world. Clomid is used principally amongst females for inducing production of ovaries suffering from ovulatory disorder diseases.

Clomid and ovulation works by effecting hormonal production by manipulating fertility hormones like estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone. Just like similar medicines, clomid works by giving a positive signal to the brain into believing that the estrogen levels in the body are not high in numbers.

This in turn forces the brain to send more signals to discharge higher levels of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone thereby causing the pituitary gland to release more Follicle Stimulating Hormone, also known as FSH. This entire process is coined as induction of ovulation. Usually Clomid works for taking orally for 5 days as per doctor’s prescription. It never should be taken without prescription or doctor’s advice. Once the entire process of inducing ovulation is complete.

Pregnancy can be expected within the first 6 months of treatment. Although the drug has a high success rate in females trying to succeed in getting pregnant, yet there is no promise or official guarantee by the company that the product would actually work for everyone in every case. Furthermore do not get excited with a positive ovulation test during the start of clomid as it is a false test that usually would result if it is taken too early of the ovulation cycle. Ovulation test is basically used to make sure that the female has being successfully induced ovulation and succeeded with getting pregnant.

Clomid works opposite to many birth control pills present in the market. Birth control pills are used as oral contraceptive pills to stop women from getting conceived, whereas Clomid works by increasing the hormone level responsible for reproduction.

Clomid in men have also been used and currently in use in order to fight infertility related problems by boosting lower levels of testosterone. Unfortunately many use it without prescription with a general idea that if it induces ovulation it would also induce sperm production and testosterone production. The fact is that the pharmaceutical company that manufactured this drug approved it by the FDA to be used amongst females only, but not amongst males.

It is a generic medicine that would not require the company to generate millions of dollars more to get it approved just for males as it is already in running condition amongst females very suitably.

There are many medicines and natural supplements used in curing infertility amongst females. Apart from Clomid, these are chasteberry and vitex agnus castus having vitex as an essential component in them. FertileAid for Women and FertileAid for Men have been reported to have high success rates as nutritional supplmenets amongst females and males to solve infertility related problems. There has been no abuse for Clomid reported till date, because it is targeted only for solving infertility related problems amongst females.

However the drug can be over dosed or under doses before the actual pregnancy can take place. To know whiter you have gone stray from the dosage limits, make sure to consult your doctor and get professional advice in this aspect.

Where there are benefits, there are risks as well and Clomid is not an exception in this case. Every drug has its own risks and benefits. Clomid has its own risks too. Treating infertility via Clomid could result in multiple births like twins, and triplets etc. However the rate of multiple birth occurrences is hardly 5%, which is quite a low rate. Although there has been link in studies suggesting usage of infertility drugs and ovian cancer, Clomid has till date no reported such case regarding cancer. A good aspect of Clomid is that it is quite effective via oral treatment without requiring any forms of injections or body patches. It is also a reasonably priced drug.

Women suffering from liver disease should avoid taking Clomid and resort to other fertility drugs but not without doctor’s recommendation. Femera is another fertility drug that can be used for infertility treatment but not without doctor’s prior advice. In either case it is always helpful and highly recommended to get prescription and treatment from the doctor after complete screening is done. This ensures that your doctor understands the best condition of you thereby helping you to get pregnant as effectively & efficiently as possible.

We have an additional article about Clomid for men here.