I know that the question of when to take Soy Isoflavones is always an ongoing one, and I am thinking about trying soy again next month, so was looking up timing of when to take Clomid (figuring it would be the same) and found something I thought was very interesting from this site: http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/...mid-doses.html
I have read that some people have success taking Clomid on days 5-9 instead of days 3-7. Under what circumstances should this be done? How does changing the days affect the results? Can blood tests alone show if the Clomid did or didn't work?
Ann
Answer :
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.
The best clomiphene results are achieved when active monitoring is carried out.
Aren't cysters already high in LH? Which I'm thinking means taking it earlier???
I'm still thinking I'll split the difference and do CD4-8 again (it worked last time...)
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Oh wow, that's interesting...BUT what about me??? LOL, I took soy cd3-7 and ovulated on cd9, crazy early. So I did it this cycle cd5-9, I guess we will see.
My LHtoFSH ratio was 1.5:1 back in August though, so that might have something to do with it.
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When to take soy for ttc cysters... FSH vs. LH 
