The nice thing about entering into treatment is, if Aunt Flo doesn’t show up because you are pg – how ecstatic would that be! And if she does show up, it’s still a good day because you can *finally* get this show on the road. I have to say, back in the day when I thought it would just all happen for us, I would daydream about a baby born in the autumn. So you have perfect timing! I’m rooting for an October birthday myself, as I can personally recommend it as a great month for a birthday

As for letrozole – well it was the miracle drug for us (and another friend of mine) and I am happy it was available for us. Still, it hasn’t been used very long for IF so it hasn’t been as well studied as clomid. Here is an article that discusses all kinds of things about letrozole, and what is most interesting to me is the part near the end where they discuss the risks, etc.

http://www.soft-infertility.com/docs/PILetrosol.pdf

Apparently clomid was also subject to the same concerns, cautions, etc. early in its use too. Since then it has been extensively studied so more is known. I hope that will be the case for letrozole too.

In my view, the drug company doesn’t want to get sued or anything so it puts out this statement saying “it’s not for use in IF.” In order to say it *is* safe, they’d have to put a ton of cash into testing it. And if it works, it isn’t that profitable for them to make back their $$ – a couple would pay for a few cycles, get pg and that’s it – versus investing the money to show it’s a good breast cancer drug where patients take many doses for an extended period of time. I don’t think it is so significant that the drug company has covered its butt in this way.

So are you going to start cycling as soon as possible? That will mean being in the 2ww over Christmas, won’t it? It’s a tough time of year to be going through that.

IF is such a “hurry up and wait” game … how are you feeling? excited? anxious? impatient?

Thanks for letting us know how it all went!

Hugs,

Andie