Planning a Baby  Discussion Forum

Hello,

we' ve been trying since 4 months and consulted a gynecologist and found that my wife is not ovulating and prescribe Clomiphene and Metformin. Her periods are regular and my wife starting taking those pills from day 9. Yesterday when we went to doctor for Ultrasound scan, she said that she can see the very small eggs being developed and not sure and asked us to wait for 2-3 days and she told that we came late as normally Clomiphene/Metformin has to be started from day 3.

My concern is that

1) Will not getting ovulated is a problem?
2) Will all women ovulate naturally even without using these pills.
3) How many months do we need to undergo to get pregnant.

Please help me out in answering my questions.

Kalyan Vendi replied. Hi Kalyan,
Does your wife have PCOS (Polysystic Ovaries)? Metformin is a medicine given to insulin resistent people. This can be taken through out the month irrespective of the periods. In some people who do not ovulate, this will help them ovulate.

Coming to Clomid / Clomiphen citrate this has to be taken from 3rd or 5th day of periods for 5 days. The doctors can guide you the right timing. It varies person to person.

They may have to monitor your wife more than once to figure out the right timing of the ovulation. Different people respond differently and the doctor might even increase the dosage as per the need. Don' t worry everything will work out.

If she is interested she can chart her basal body temperature and cervical mucus which will help her understand when she ovulated. The temerature has to be taken at the same time everyday before getting up from bed. Ckeck online for more info about this.

1. If she does not ovulate, then she cannot get pregnant.
2. Most women ovulate naturally without using any medicine. But that does not mean they ovulate every cycle. Sometimes we may get a period without ovulating.
3. Nobody can really say how long it will take to get preg. You guys are in the right track. Since you already met the doctor and and taking the right medication, let' s hope things will work out well for you guys in this cycle only.