femara and cysts

I was wondering what the medical explanation was for why fertility drugs cause cysts? If you do get a cysts at the end of a cycle, does that mean you never had a chance of getting pg from that cycle? Is there anything a person can do to prevent the cysts? I did several cycles of Clomid with no cysts; then one cycle of Femara that produced 2 cysts. Now I'm ending another cycle of Femara and believe that I have cysts again.

Why do REs start with Clomid and not Femara? We all know that Clomid causes CM dryness and cysts.. then y do REs not start with Femara from the first time itself??? This Q has been bothering me since long.. Anyone knows???

I agree with cheescake, clomid has been known to cause cysts in women more than femara... it also thins the lining of the uterus and femara doesn't , however it can produce more follies than femara.. i would defintely ask your doctor! i got one cyst on femara.. well two others, but the resolved on their own, and the reason i got those was due to endo and pcos not letting my follies rupture, so then they just grew bigger into cysts!

Please Help me i am about to try ICSI or IVF but my dr told me i can try femara for another 3 months before ICSI because i have a very slim chance of getting pregnant with femara r clomid before moving to IVF but my problem is i have a chocolate cyst measuring 6cm on my right ovary {i already had lap to remove 2 cysts 5 months ago but one of them grew back and i also have one blocked tube} My question is does anyone got pregnant with chocolate cyst and a blocked tube on femara or clomid or i hav

It appeared my eggs were not maturing on their own and I kept getting cysts. I am now 19 weeks pregnant. My treatment was femara, injection for 3 days, HCG shot and IUI. Your doctor will find a treatment that will work for you. Keep your hopes up. I remember choosing to not be stressed out about whether I was going to get a positive or not and it worked for me. Good Luck!!!

Hi I have pcos and took provera followed by femara. I developed large cysts and one ruptured causing intense pain and the need to go on painkillers. Has this happened to anyone? If yes, did you continue another round of these meds or some other fertility method?

My RE gave me an Rx for the highest dosage of Femara in preperation for an IUI. We can no longer afford the IUI, but I would still like to take the Femara and try the "old fashinioned" way. I'm just wondering what to expect? I have done several rounds of Clomid and two rounds of 5mg of Femara (with one cycle ending in cysts). I had little to no side effects. Is it safe to take this highest dosage without going in for the pre-O u/s to check the follies?

Hiya...this is my first cycle on Femara. I did clomid last cycle and ended up with 2 big cysts(shown in the CD3 scan of this cycle ). With Femara I had a lot of fatigue.. but nothing that I can't handle. I found it better than clomid and am going for CD12 scan tomorrow. Will let u know how it goes!!! :) good luck.

Have headaches in the evening usually on CD17 and CD18 and a bloated feeling most of teh days , have observed this in the last few cycles. Is this common with Femara or Progesterone. A bit worried bcos, I also have PCOS and with the weight increase it might hamper my chances of conception. Any advise anyone ?

Femara is another option...doesn't thin ur lining and you have less chance of cysts. Good luck.

Hello all.. I'm new to all of this! Glad I know there's a community of supporters. I was diagnosed with PCOS and my ob/gyn sent me to a fertility specialist when I mentioned pregnancy. She didn't feel it was worth the stress since I don't ovulate on mine own. I took progesterone for 10 days (moodiest I've ever been!), and then started femara on day 2 of AF. I just finished femara (day 6) and I've been experiencing headaches that won't go away.

Now I am curious - what was your dosing of femara when you got your cysts and what days did you take it?? I took femara this cycle too. I took it one cycle in 2007 with no problems which resulted in my lovely daughter. So this was only the 2nd cycle I have ever taken anything and now I most likely have a cyst! In 2007 I took 5mg cd3-cd7. This time I took cd3 - 2.5mg, cd4 - 5mg, cd5 - 7.5mg and cd6 - 10mg. I am wondering if the ramping caused me to get the cyst.

ve been on three cycles and had break through bleeding (BTB) every time after ovulation intermittently (starting and stopping) for at least 3-5 days and then it stops before my period and then my period begins.

Hello! Yes, cramping from both ovaries is common from Femara and Clomid (and other similar ovulatory drugs) by increasing amounts of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH). Under normal hormone levels a race progresses for one follicle to become the largest, but when there's extra FSH multiple follicles will become enlarged in both ovaries. This is most likely what you're feeling, as I've had similar symptoms from Clomid.

I am sorry to hear that you were in pain. I have heard of this and I have also heard that Femara isn't as likely to cause cysts, I have only taken Femara and have never had any problems. I took for 9 months last time I go pregnant and currently on my 3rd month. You might want to ask your doctor about it if you don't get your BFP this month, but I hope you do and you won't have to ask!!

I am a survivor of 10 years and I am finished with Tamoxifen and have till October when I will be finished with Femara. My urologist wants me to begin taking Vitamin C and Acidophalos?? I wasalways told that one shoud not take vitamins, having had cancer. I am allowed to take Evening Primrose Oil 1500 one a day to prevent breast cysts. I am most concerned about starting Vitamin C.

I was taking Femara and confirmed O by BBT. My RE had me come in for a u/s and found 2 cysts that were preventing AF from coming. It doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen. The RE said my BBT continued to stay high because the cysts were releasing progesterone. It took 18 more days (after 18DPO) for AF to come. Had she not, the RE said she was going to do something to make her come, but we never got that far.

Hope some one can advise me! Ive pcos and on femara to ttc for 1 year. My periods are usually 28 -30 day cycles. Was due period Sunday if was to b a 28 day cycle so now 5 days late. had a negative pregnancy test Saturday and Monday. Im tired, bloated, urinating frequently And have little to no discharge. Im so down and fed up over all these negative results. Has anyone any advice or experienced similar? Any feedback atal would be much appreciated.

I would check with your doctor though and be sure. I was on Femara for 4 cycles and I requested an u/s during 1 cycle just for peace of mind, but otherwise I just monitored my temps and used OPK's. All the best to you! Hopefully the Femara will give you the boost you need!

Hello Doctor, My RE has just put me on Femara this month. I fixed the appointment today the 12th of June (cd 4) and he told me to take 2 tablets a day for five days and then intercourse every two days after that. I've had no luck past month with merional injection and choriomon(hcg trigger). I have had a hysterosalpiogram and my tubes were fine, have regular ovualtion and every month I produce around 10 follicles on one side and eight on the other.

I was on femara and I would BD every other day when I was approaching our peak day according to the OPK. I also used preseed to assist as we were BD. After months of failed attempts trying the old fashioned way, and clomid, we finally got our BFP with the second cycle of femara. By the way the side effects of femara are way more tolerable than the awful side effects I would have on Clomid. Good Luck SSBD to you!

At the end of the 2nd cycle they did and u/s and told me it was gone. I started the femara again and told my DH, this is it, lets go the donor route if this doesn't work, cause I'm physically and mentally exhausted from all this. On cycle day 10 I went in for an u/s and was told that they didn't see the cyst on day 3, but it was still there and now 39mm due to me injecting Gonal-F. (wow, how'd they miss that). Fortunately I had grown 2 follies on my left side.

i just started reading up on femara and i'm hoping that it will work for me being the clomid did't and i tried 50mg, 100mg, and 150mg of clomid and is sick of it.

ve been on repronex and femara before. Only caused cysts once and it resolved on its own. Also bought some Preseed - I figure it can't hurt!!

I am a 29yr femalen and I am ttc I had all the blood work done and its showing I have PCOS. I was put on metformin 500mg last month and had one cycle of femara 2.5mg and my doctor said it was not working as fast as he wanted to accoriding to the u/s. He said my PCOS was still hindering my ovaries from working properly.So I am going to see a specialist next week. He also increased the metformin to 1000mg and it will increase again on the 14th to 1500mg.

It only has a 1/2 life. It is actually out of your system much sooner than Clomid. I have done several rounds of it myself and like it overall much more than Clomid. I didn't develop cysts like I did on Clomid and never had s/e. I just did another round after a break, this cycle. Hopefully, it will be the one. We'll know in a few more days.

Ok here is my situation. I have PCOS and have done 2 cycles of clomid, and 2 of femara, and the bloodwork showed I did not ovulate any of these times. However, I was not being monitored by ultrasound, so there was no way to know if I was growing follicles and just not releasing eggs from them.

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