Side effects of clomid

Obviously side effects of clomid vary tremendously from person to person. Some people report experiencing virtually no side effects of clomid while others do experience some and some people experience extreme degrees of negative reactions to the drug.

Among the effects that have been reported are;

• Mood swings, anxiety, depression and insomnia
• Weight gain, back aches, Hot flashes and Breast tenderness
• Nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea, dizziness, headaches as well as visual symptoms such as blurred vision and fatigue
• Decreased apetite
• Abnormal uterine bleeding as well as thinning of the uterine lining. In some women it can cause some thickening of cervical mucus which is also frustrating for someone trying to get pregnant as thick cervical mucus can interfere with conception.
• Bloating and abdominal discomfort - some women will have some lower abdominal cramps in the second half of their cycle and in some rare cases, some women may experience ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome which is where the ovaries become quite enlarged and grow cysts. This can also lead to some moderate pelvic pain.
• Possibly some of the worst side effects of clomid that have been reported are that large amounts of fluid can be secreted into the abdominal cavity which can in some cases be so severe that it can cause heart or kidney failure.

One of the most frustrating side effects of clomid is that of developing hostile cervical mucus which about a third of all clomid users will experience. This is cervical mucus that is not conducive to conception and in fact tends to kill off sperm thereby making conception nearly impossible. This totally reverses the reason for taking the clomid in the outset and therefore the task becomes irrelevant.

There are also various other cons to take into account separate from the basic side effects of clomid. Firstly, taking these drugs and paying for ongoing fertility procedures, all mean a lot of money out of your pocket sent directly to your doctor, the hospital and the drug and pharmaceutical companies.  The side effects caused by the drugs you've been prescribed are also translated into a huge profit.

Secondly, there is a warning that infertility drugs may increase the risk of ovarian cancer. A study in The New England Journal of Medicine has found a higher rate of ovarian cancer among women who took infertility drugs. This finding validates worries regarding these particular types of drugs that appear regularly in medical journals. The study had obviously generated strong criticism from the infertility industry, which is now a $1 billion per year industry. According to the study, 3,837 women who underwent infertility treatment between 1974 and 1985, were analyzed by Mary Anne Rossing, D.V.M., Ph.D., at the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.  Among all women who had taken the drug Clomid, there were three times more cases of ovarian cancer diagnosed compared to women who had not taken drugs during 12 or more monthly cycles.