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Clomid is a prescription drug that doctors prescribe if you are not ovulating. This can be determined through blood tests on certain days in your cycle. I was not getting pregnant also, and my doctor ran a couple of blood tests. My progesterone was very low on day 24 of my cycle, which showed that I did not ovulate (after you ovulate progesterone rises). My doctor prescribed Clomid, which basically "tricks" your body into ovulating. A blood test was done after my first month of Clomid, and my progesterone was high, indicating that I did in fact ovulate. As to your question about it being safe... it's one of the most commonly prescribed fertility drugs, and has only a 10% chance of twins (less than 1% chance triplets). There are side effects which you can read about online by doing a basic Clomid search. Usually doctors only prescribe it for about 6 months.

Hi Renee! Read ur article.Hoping to be pregnant i did blood tests on day 32 & today got negative & was said progesterone was very low.I was said by the nurse the opposite of urs-Progesterone rises b'for ovulation & low after that & asked me to take provera.Did u take provera or please say about what did u take to induce periods.?It's just a discussion for me b'for proceeding.Please do reply.

Hi Nancy! I'm looking at one of my fertility books about horomone levels, the chart shows that LH and Estrogen surge right before ovulation, and progesterone rises after. Once an egg is released, the corpus luteum is left in the ovary, this causes progesterone to rise (which is what causes people's bbt to rise). Right before your next period, the corpus luteum begins to dissolve and the progesterone drops back down. If you are pregnant, the baby begins to make progesterone which keeps your level up. My doctor said (and many websites/books confirmed) that before ovulation your progesterone level is between 0-2. After ovulation and the rise, levels between 2-8 mean you maybe ovulated/maybe not, levels need to be over 10 to sustain pregnancy (or doctor may give you progesterone supplements if you did get pregnant). If you are on Clomid, they like the level to be over 15 to ovulate. Before Clomid I was getting my period each month, but they were irregular and long. The doctor did day 24 blood tests and my progesterone was a level 3- indicating that ovulation maybe or maybe not happened. He prescribed Clomid, and after the first month my progesterone was at a level 17 on day 24 (meaning I ovulated), and the Clomid also caused my period to come on day 29, and it only last 5 days!