whats the difference when taking clomid day 3-7 and 5-9

whats the difference...thanks so much

Message edited 3/23/2010 10:12:45 PM.

Re: whats the difference when taking clomid day 3-7 and 5-9

Good question- I would love to know the answer to this

Re: whats the difference when taking clomid day 3-7 and 5-9

I just googled it also, i found this :
It makes no difference to success rates whether you start clomiphene on day 3 or day 5 (with day 1 being the first day of real menstrual flow). Clomiphene (Clomid, Serophene) is an anti-estrogen medication that prompts ovulation by fooling the brain into believing that your ovary is slacking off. The brain responds by releasing the hormones LH and FSH, which send the message to the ovary to get busy. LH stimulates ovarian production of male hormones, while FSH stimulates the development of the follicle, egg and the enzymes necessary to convert the male hormones to estrogen.
Ovulation induction predominantly requires FSH. Very little LH is necessary to achieve normal growth of the eggs and sufficient estrogen levels to prepare the uterine lining. I prefer that my patients begin clomiphene on day 3 of the cycle rather than day 5, as this shifts the balance between LH and FSH to slightly favor FSH release. Also, by starting a bit earlier, it is more likely that you will ovulate around day 14 -- the day most women ovulate.

See http://health.ivillage.com/infertili...6gql-p,00.html

When i asked Dr. B. he said it really didn't matter much

Re: whats the difference when taking clomid day 3-7 and 5-9

Thank you!!!

Re: whats the difference when taking clomid day 3-7 and 5-9

Thank you for the info