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ducky · 04-09-2009, 05:05 PM

I was fortunate enough to get pg 2x's on met/clomid combo. As far as cost goes, our medical system is different, all I had to pay for was the drugs. The first baby cost us around $600 worth of drugs and the second about $700 - and not all at once. I was on the highest dose and was around $90/mth. The only monitoring was blood tests during the month. The fist pregnancy took about 5 rounds of clomid, the first 3 were to get the dose right and make me O, then once they had the right dose I got pg the 3rd time on that dose. The second time I got pg on the 7th round of clomid. That is unusual as they don't like to go over 6 rounds but my Dr had wanted some extra blood work before we moved on to injectibles. I feel we are very fortunate that clomid worked for us becuse injectibles cost so much more, never mind the cost of IVF.

You mentioned your endo doesn't want you to try more than 6 mths without help - is that before you start clomid or whatever treatment you choose? When we first started TTC - and I don't have a reserve issue, my RE said with PCOS they start treatment right away as it's much less likely to happen without help.

Lots of women get pg with clomid & met - and it seems the cheapest way to go. There is much less monitoring, and, if you do decide to go that way you might want to ask your DR about combining it with IUI's if you have such a short window.