Femara FAQ

Can Femara label you ovulate before?
I took 2 tablets a day cycle days 5-9. I usually ovulate on day 17 and it is day 9 now and I am fancy a tight squeeze on my right ovary Yes, Femara can make you ovulate in advance. Some ovulate earlier, some later. I suppose it all depends on the body chemistry. ...

Cd6, Is anyone else starting their first rounds of Clomid or Femara this week?
I just started my first round of Femara yesterday. I'm getting anxious and excited for cd11 to come so I can start fertility testing. Who else out there has just now started, just got finished, or is about to start taking their first round? Please share your thoughts,...

Clomid vs Femara?
We have been TTC for 11 months. I have been have regular periods up until about 3 months ago. I am still ovulating but for some reason I am ovulating really late contained by my cycle. My doc wants to put me on Clomid. I have been reading about the awful side effects and am kinda panicky. I have also read where...

Clomid vs. Femara- side effects?
I was on Clomid last year and I gained like 5lbs beside each cycle. My doctor never told me weight gain was a side effect. Now she is going to put me on Femara (my fertility doctor) and she said this does not have in the neighbourhood the side effects...she said it will not make me gain weight but then...

Clomid VS. Femara?
My doctor is putting me on Femara next month. Is there better chances for pregnancy with Femara to some extent than Clomid. What kind of side effects have you had with Femera? - Clomid= dry cervical mucus Femara= NOT dry cervical mucus: much more sperm friendly. I took Clomid for four months; during month four it quit working for...

Did any of you draw from pregnant using Femara or Letrozole (instead of Clomid)?
I took a cycle of Tamoxifen and I was surprised when the specialist told me that it was a breast cancer treatment! Unfortunately, it did not work for me, and neither did taking Clomid and Metformin. The specialist told me that alot of women do conceive when taking that drug, so...

Do you know anyone who have used Femara instead of Clomid and get pregnant?
Most will not give you anything really strong until you try clomid. I did only 2 rounds of clomid after 3 1/2 years of trying and it worked for me! Plus clomid is cheap and the rest aren't (and most are ones you have inject in yourself, clomid is a pill...

Does anyone clutch Femara alone w/out IUI?
I'm about to start Femara and am wondering whether to just take the femara or combine it with IUI? My dr. said that the IUI doesn't construct a difference with Femara, probably because it doesn't affect the cervical mucous. But does anyone out there take femara alone? any success stories? shoudl i be doing...

Experiences beside Femara and/or Trigger shot?
Ok, so... my doctor isn't putting me on the lowest dose of clomid first like I originally thought. She wants to try Femara first, because she believes it will seem to work better for me since I have pcos. I'm totally okay next to this, and I was just wondering if anyone has ever taken Femara, and...

Femara - do you put on immensity?
I have had my ovaries removed (electively) as I had breast cancer. Was on Taxoxifen,but now on Femara. Does anyone know if you put on substance with this drug - Yes occasionally patients on femara (letrozole) gain weight. Since you have removed both your ovaries watch out for menopausal symptoms and especially '...

Femara AND clomid together?
We've been TTC for 1 1/2 year now (PCOS), with 2 cycles on Clomid and 2 on Femara... Still no ovulation but a pretty decent surge on my concluding cycle of Femara. So I'm just wondering, would it do any good if I took Clomid AND Femara together? Give a shock to my system? Thanks. -...

Femara and Infertility??
has anyone taken fermara and had any effect to yourself or birth defect for your child... My Dr suggested it, and I read online that it is Dangerous. And I don't want to risk that at all... Any Information will be greatly Appricated After trying Clomid for 10 cycles and not conceiving, I am now surrounded by my first...

Femara and multiples if you could relief?
Just curious if my percentage of having multiples on Femara is about the same as clomid? I also don't really know the numbers with clomid any. I have PCOS and will be starting Femara really soon, and I'm super excited to start my cycle to take it! lol, I never would have thought that I would be...

Femara and OPKs...what cycle morning do I start?
I just started Femara this cycle. I have been using provera to induce my period and am immediately taking femara 2- 2.5 mg tablets on days 3-7 of my cycle. I know that femara stays in your system a shorter time than Clomid so on what cycle day should I start using my OPK's to be...

Femara and ovulation?
How soon are you supposed to ovulate on Femara? Is it just like Clomid? My doctor really didn't tell me when to expect ovulation, so I don't know if it will be earlier (like it be when I was on Clomid) or not. Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks! - Femara works like clomid--take it...