Femara fertility side effects

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Avatar n tn I am doing my infertility work up now and will be going on clomid cycle after next and I have heard so many awful things about the fact that clomid gives you all of these side effects and does famara do the same thing without the side effects?
Avatar f tn Hello! yes a lot of us have used it on here, and its worked! i never used clomid though - they did my lap and i was covered in endo : ( ... so femara is particularly good for endo patients.. i produced one or two follicles each time (but i was on the low dose - 2.
Avatar f tn Eventually a few months later I get to an actual fertility specialist. He put me on femara 2.5mg twice a day. I had no side effects from femara, whereas with clomid the side effects were terrible (moody, hot flashes, sore boobs, etc) femara was wonderful compared to clomid! my first cycle on femara I did not ovulate, but on my second round of femara i used hcg injection and got pregnant that way. good luck!!
216278 tn?1308861082 m on my third round of femara, and had no side effects the first month, but the second and third cycle, I did have a headache on and off for a couple of days. No tummy aches or breaking out, though. BUT, since you took such a high dose all at once, it wouldn't surprise me if the stimulation of the ovaries is causing some crampiness. Like dnikki said, you could always call your doctor and check. Best of luck!
1697057 tn?1351540435 m sure that if you look at the package insert, there are numerous reported side effects and warnings, and you should probably take a look to see if any of these apply to you. To be brutally honest, your age is probably what is stopping you from conceiving quickly, but from the sounds of your studies, you have a good chance of conceiving if you keep trying.
Avatar f tn I have undergone surgery and was immediately put on Zoldex 10.8mg. I have all the side effects and the pain has worsened. I was later disgnosed with poly cyctic ovary disease ( which told that it could be the side effect of zoladex). My treatment ends 31 July 2008. Please tell me does this mean? Does is mean I can start the process to fall pregnant. Do I have to wait few months until the zoladex wears off? Can I start fertility tabs the next month - august 2008. What is the process?
Avatar f tn Yes i have used Femara three rounds, the first time I got pregnant which ended in m/c at 8wks. second round no pregnancy third round we did get pregnant but also another m/c. So we are trying this time without femara. my doctor doesnt think the femara has anything to do with the m/c and i trust him as he is a fertility specialist. they say 1 in 4 end in m/c so we will see if this is our month. i am in my 2ww.
788859 tn?1236734548 yes femara has a short half life, so its out of your system way before conception starts! a lot of people on here have used it to get pregnant.. i used it on many cycles combined with injectables.. it helps with ovulation and endometriosis suppression as well, and has less side effects for most people than clomid! GOOD LUCK!
1235159 tn?1323009319 It works way better then the clomid I was on it 6 cycles and nothing not one O. Femara has no side effects and helps your linning and makes great eggs. best of luck and tons of Baby dust.
Avatar f tn When my doctor found out about what happened when i took clomid he right away suggested injectables and IUI but since I did research and just started fertility treatments I was not ready for that just yet so I mentioned Femara and so he agree and I did 2.5mg this cycle and the side effects are so much less then Clomid. Did your husband have a semen analysis and did you get a HSG done to make sure your tubes arent blocked? If so then maybe Femara is the best next option for you. Good luck!
Avatar f tn my OB is trying to do everything she can for us before I have to move on to a more expensive fertility specialist. Ideally she wanted me on Metformin for 3 months prior to the Femara, but I had horrible side effects. I did one round of Clomid and ovulated around CD 14 (but Got strep throat the same week!), so I guess I have been surprised when the femara has done nothing but give me a headache! Thanks for the info!
1626928 tn?1378850167 5mg two times a day of femara/letrozole and 1500mg a day metformin. I am curious about side effects, advice, success stories, etc. I am anxious and have been TTC for 3 years total, 2 with a doctors assistance. THANK YOU in advance.
257175 tn?1204161973 I just read good things about it, and it is a naturally alternative to assist with natural ovulation, with no side effects. From the online reviews it even assists with cm I just started taking it today, but have done a lot of research on it. Like you, I need to take a break from clomid, but still want to increase my chances of pregnancy. With anything though, I would check with your doctor. I have a call into mine now.
772910 tn?1249563035 Hi! This is such an emotional and painful journey, isn't it? Doesn't seem quite fair... I have been on a range of drugs and an IVF and I can tell you that for me, I liked the Follistim Injectables but I reacted so well to them, that I had to take the next month off for fear of hyperstimulation, so that was frustrating. Clomid, for me, was awful. I was a complete hot mess on them with witchiness being off the charts!!
Avatar f tn I always took the femara cd 3 - 7 and the gonal - F injections on day 5 - whatever day they decided the follicles had grown enough. I also did acupuncture in conjunction with this and occasionally took herbs from the acupuncturist. I did notice that when I took the herbs in conjunction, my follices were ready by CD 12 or 13 and without the herbs it was more like CD 14 - 16.
495138 tn?1221217880 This is just my opinion of course, but if Clomid didn't work for you, then it would probably make sense to try something different. I took them both and I definitely had less side effects on the Femara and i know it's supposed to be better for your lining and your CM. I would definitely talk to the doctor about it. Femara is really a breast cancer drug, but it's "off-label" use is for Fertility, so I think some doctors don't prescribe it.
Avatar n tn I never tried clomid and did not use an IUI. But from my experience I had very little side effects from femara - in fact I can't name even one. Best of luck - I hope you also get that BFP!!
Avatar n tn It is also approved for the extended adjuvant treatment of early stage breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are within three months of completion of five years of tamoxifen therapy. Side effects that are comparable between Femara and tamoxifen include night sweats, weight gain, nausea and tiredness. Side effects seen more often with tamoxifen versus Femara were hot flashes and vaginal bleeding. The benefits of FEMARA in clinical trials are based on 24 months of treatment.
374593 tn?1257879950 WOW! thanks so much for responding!!! How severe was your endo?? did they burn it off or cut it out the first time?? I had chromotubation (same thing as hsg, but during the lap) and both tubes were open..and no luck in the past 4 months- we have been aggressive with femara and IUI's if this one doesn't work we will do IVF.. just not sure about lupron vs femara and ? another lap.. hummmm... Your story gives me hope!!!!! Were the side effects bad on lupron?? Gosh I hate to waste more time!
Avatar f tn Well AF is about to show anyday now (unless by some miracle I get a BFP). So I have 2 choices for my next cycle. Just wondering what you guys think I should do. A. Go with Clomid and no RE. Clomid helps produce more and better quality eggs, although one side effect is that it has the potential to create hostile CM. But I would be taking EPO, and using Pre-Seed in a hopes to counteract. I got this Rx from my general practitioner, so really no one would be monitoring me.
Avatar n tn Is there a clinical study and shows femara vs placebo rather than femara vs tamoifen (novartis trial)? What is the general recommendation? Can you stop femara if side effects become a quality of life issue? Thank you.