Clomid vs Femara

[dannigirl]

Did I ask this already???

Who has used either Clomid or Femara, and what was your success with them?

I'm thinking maybe we will try Clomid on our last IUI before IVF. Or, maybe we will just drop all meds other than trigger and progesterone after IUI.. Not sure what to do.

[cetcar]

We used Clomid for two cycles (with trigger and progesterone) and while I responded well (2-3 good sized follicles), neither cycle worked for us. For our third cycle, we switched to injectibles and I over responded so we switched to IVF part of the way through.

[JustJudy]

My 2 Femara cycles were unmonitored (stupid Kaiser) so I don't actually know how I responded except that my temp did rise, so I believe I ovulated, and I didn't get pregnant. However I had almost zero side effects.

I did 1 monitored Clomid cycle and had 2-3 eggs but it did thin my lining so I needed to supliment with estrogen. Also didn't get pregnant that round and had very minimal side effects.

Once my period decides to show up we will be doing follistim injections. I'll let you know how it goes. My RE will do an IUI with up to 5 eggs. Any more than that we will find money to convert to IVF.

[kona]

M had visual disturbances with Clomid so we did Femara other than the first cycle. She had a CP with that round but responded well to both.