How do I go about getting Clomid from my doctor without charting my temps?

Question

My husband and I have been trying to conceive for over a year now. I've only talked to my OBGYN about it once and he told me to chart my temps so he can make sure I'm ovulating. Also, he told me to have my husband come in for a sperm analysis, but my husband already has a child that is 2 years old so we know it's not him.
After that initial visit, I heard about Ovulation Predictor Kits so I got some of them. I have never gotten a positive. I used one every day of my last cycle with no positive result. This month I decided to try to chart so that I would have some proof for the doctor, but I can never seem to remember to do it! I work 3rd shift, so my sleeping schedule is very unpredictable. I just don't think it's going to work charting my temps with my schedule like this... Is there any other way to get him to give me Clomid ? I KNOW this is what I need!!
Thanks!

Answer 1

Nope, they need to determine that you are ovulating and that his sperm is okay. Even if he has a kid that is 2 years old, that does not mean that his sperm count is okay. As for using OPKs with out charting. That is a waste of time. You have no idea when to check so you could very easily be wasting your money using them when you are not even due to ovulate.

Clomid is a horrible drug, and like other drugs, it can have some terrible side effects. Hyper stimulation can end up making you very sick. Without proof that you re NOT ovulating, no doctor in their right mind will prescribe this medication, or any other.

It could very simply be that you are not timing your sexual intercourse to co inside with the two days before and the day of ovulation. With out charting, you will never know.