Clomid Tracking

You may be prescribed Clomiphene (clomid) tablets if you do not produce eggs or ovulate unreliably. Clomiphene stimulates the ovaries to produce eggs.

Your GP will need to refer you to the Infertility Clinic at the Gynaecology department for initial investigations. 

You will initially be given a prescription for 3 cycles of clomid as well as guidance on how to take your medication and starting dosage. If after 3 cycles of clomid you are not pregnant you will be referred on to the Fertility Centre for clomid tracking.

If you have been referred for this treatment by your GP please do not call the unit until you have completed 3 cycles of treatment. For information about waiting times and investigations please call 0116 258 6747. We regret we at Leicester Fertility Centre cannot give any information on services provided by the Gynaecological department at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. 

Ovulation induction

You may be prescribed Gonadotrophins to help you produce eggs and/or ovulate. The reasons for this as well as the differences between ovulation induction and clomid treatment will be discussed with you in Gynaecology 

How to access the service

Your GP will need to refer you to the Infertility Clinic at the Gynaecology department for initial investigations. 

You need to call the Leicester Fertility Centre on 0116 258 5922 on the first day (day 1) of your period. An appointment will then be booked for you to attend the unit on day 2-4 for a scan to assess your ovaries. You will be prescribed Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) injections. These injections stimulate the ovaries to produce eggs. You will attend again after 7 days and then every 2 or 3 days for scans. If you are not responding to the injections then your dose may be increased – you will be advised of this when necessary. Once your ovary is ready to produce an egg, you will be given an injection (hCG) to release this egg. This takes about 36-44 hours to work. You will be advised on the best time to have intercourse.