I tried Clomid as well, I did cycles on it and my body did not respond at all to the medication. For my sister who had infertility problems it seemed to be a miralce drug and for my best friend as well. Try talking to your doctor about Femara - it's another inexpensive medication before getting into the high cost injections. I only had to a pay my copay for the medication b/c a lot of insurances will cover the medication. I will say that it didn't work for me, I've moved on to the injections - but, do ask about it, my doctor said that for most women, Femara is a miracle drug, he said it works on his tough cases.

thanks...I'll look into Femera.

I'm struggling with the insurance not even covering the ultrasounds and blood work.... and since I have PCOS and there are some concerns about the sperm making it to the eggs...my doctor wants to go straight to IUI--which includes a min of 2 ultrasounds (day 3 of cycle and day of surge). This is just too hard sometimes on too many levels.

I just had my first IIU with clomid fail. AF arrived on Sunday. We are lucky to have it covered by insurance but it still doesn't help the sadness, disappointment or the tears. UGH! Its so frustrating. So I went to the RE this morning. He told me to stay positive even though its almost impossible but, I'm trying. He's decided to up my dosage from 100mg to 150 mg and this time we're gonna do an Ovidrel injection. From what I've read it will help with the timing of ovulation as I think this time the timing was off. I had my IUI done on a Friday morning and my BBT chart showed I ovulated on Sunday. So I have no clue. I feel your pain. It kills me to know that not everyone can get coverage. Its so unfair that people like yourself have to spend thousands of dollars and not get a BFP. Its just not fair. This whole journey just isn't fair.

I am so sorry the Clomid didn't work. I think it works 80% of the time. Sometimes they need to play with the dose. I know Fermera can be used instead, and if neither of those do the trick you can combine Clomid and injectables to get a few good quality eggs.

I know at this stage talking about injectable medications is probably a little scary, but they work wonders and have much fewer side effects than that nasty Clomid.

Good luck. Hoping whatever you try works this time.

I was on Clomid for one cycle and my RE switched me to Femara. Clomid actually has side effects that are detrimental to getting pregnant such as drying cm and thinning your uterine lining. My lining was very thin on it which is why my RE put me on Femara. The femara worked much better however I eventually switched to injectibles. Femara should be covered for you. It's technically a cancer drug. It's not really meant for IF, they just discovered that it has the side effect of stimulating ovaries so RE's started using it. It also has far less side effects than Clomid.

I tried clomid with no luck as well. I did ovulate but no BFP. The hot flashes were awful. My new RE put me on 40 mg of Tamoxifen days 3-7 and estradiol 4mg days 8-12. So far so good. Side effects haven't been as bad so far.

So I'd like to talk to you about health insurance, it sucks!! We live in NJ, and my health insurance through my company doesn't cover anything, except for the consultation. We've been trying to get pregnant for about a year now, and no luck. Our first 3 rounds, we did chlomid, and tried naturally, and that didn't work. The next 2 rounds, we got introduced to Femara and we did an IUI with that, and that didn't work. Last month we did injectibles with an IUI, and still no luck. As a result, we are now looking into seeing a new RE. This last round, we spent about $2500 for the injectibles and the b/w and all the u/s. The thing about doing the injectibles, you have to go to the dr's more, only because they want to monitor your follicles. But, I know EXACTLY what you're going through!

I struggle with the costs. I work in a city and take public transportation into work...and I see so many young/single/nasty mouthed women dragging 2-4 kids with them--smacking them, calling them names, and seeming annoyed with them on daily basis. And they got to have their babies for free.

Although I'm just on clomid, my RE wants to monitor for the IUI...so each attepted is costing us around $2,000. So, on day 3 I had to go in for blood work and ultrasound (about $800)...then on the 5th day of home testing for ovulation, I was supposed to go in if no surge. Ofcourse there wasn't a surge...so I go in, more blood work and another ultrasound (about $600 this time). I was told it doesn't look like the clomid worked, I only have one little follicle, but I should continue the ovulation tests at home for a couple of days and then call again on my day 1 or come in if I surge. So, 2 days later--I actually detected a surge. I go in--more bloodwork and another ultrasound (no bill yet, but I'm guessing around $600). I was called with the results--false surge is what I am told, but I should come in for more blood work. So, I did that this morning.

I am exhausted--the metformin and clomid just makes me want to sleep. The waking up in the middle of the night to pee--so I can have my 2nd urine to test between 6am and 7am doesn't help my tiredness. And, going into the RE at 6-7am for all of these tests so I can try not to miss work...also makes me so sleepy.

So...all of this. And I don't even get an attempt at an IUI.

I requested a packet of information on adoption yesterday. It's hard to know what to put your money towards....

Clomid did not work for us either. We were moved to Femera in the summer of 2008 and it worked after the second try (double dose of Femera with IUI). Good luck! :-)

just an update...spoke to my RE's office again today. I have one follicle which the RE thinks looks promising. It's 12mm...on CD 18. My "usual" cycle is 51 days...and I've heard clomid can make that longer?

Anyways...the RE wants me to go back on Saturay for blood work as he thinks it should mature at that point.

My LH is 5.5 and my Prog is .8

I'm new at this....do those numbers mean good things to anyone? (TTC for 4 years 3 months....seeing an RE for 8 months).

Thanks!