by Christine
Hi, I have been trying to conceive for 11 months now and my doctor tells me that since I am 27 I should go on Clomid. I am really concerned about taking Clomid because my friend had blurry vision problems and she had to stop taking it. I have also known other women who have gotten pregnant with Clomid really fast and others had no success with Clomid. I know that it may cause hostile mucus, is there a way around this?
I am so confused. Can you help me better understand how Clomid works in the body and how it can help some women and not others.
Answer:
Clomid (Clomiphene ) affects the tissues in the body that have estrogen receptors. This are the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, the ovaries, and the endometrium. Its action is to modulate the following hormones: follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and estradiol.
Clomid has the ability to trick the endocrine system into believing that estrogen levels are low. This stimulate the hypothalamus to release more GnRH, which in turn stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete FSH and LH. The result of this sequence of chemical events is the release of one or more mature eggs at ovulation.
Since not all women are the same, some will tolerate this drug really well and conceive, others will report feeling side effects, which can go from mood swings, hot flashes, breast tenderness, hostile fertile mucous and thinning of the uterine lining. Visual symptoms such as spots, flashes or blurry vision are
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