Drugs....

Got a big bag of drugs today.  Now to make sense of all of them....

I was wrong in the last post about the drug I'm starting with.  It's Arimidex.  Eight pills today on cycle day 2, eight tomorrow.

What does the interweb tell me about Arimidex?
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By suppressing estrogen production, aromatase inhibitors trick the pituitary into producing LH and FSH.  This boosts follicle growth.  Many aromatase inhibitors are released from the body within 45 hours. This suggests that taking oral doses of aromatase inhibitors should pose little to no harm to the body or the developing embryo.
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My doctor says that it is commonly given to women diagnosed with breast cancer.  The tumor is removed and then they take a dose of Arimidex every day for the next 5, 10, 15, etc. years so that their body doesn't produce too much estrogen. 

He chose to give it to me because it is less potent than Clomid and I don't need that much stimulation. I grow nice follicles just fine on my own.  He is hoping for one or two more than usual since my hubby's sperm do not do well at trying to hit one small moving target.  Now they will have more to aim for.

Taking 16 pills was easy.....