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Who's fighting? One chick came on here with no interest in the topic, only an interest in preaching her personal ethics which no one seems to care about, save her. Or maybe she just likes to talk.
Anyway, to the chatty kathy woman, I did my med school in the US so there's no cultural difference at all save in your insular 'brain'. EVERY SINGLE month a woman who ovulates will start to ripen a number of follicles and only 1 will be released. Clomid increases the likelihood that a second will be so ripe by the time the biochemical process of 'stop' goes out that a second egg will escape. It does not open the floodgates and has NO PROVEN CONNECTION TO HIGHER ORDER MULTIPLES OR IDENTICAL TWINS AT ALL. That isn't a cultural difference, it's you being less than intelligent. If 2 eggs are released and both by fluke of nature split into identical twins during cell division then you could get quads or if that happened to only 1 you could get triplets with 2 being identical but those divisions are not affected by Clomid, they're just random happenings. They lucked out, in short (or didn't luck out, higher multiples are hell from the get-go). Also, the term geriatric is tossed around a lot by the media but it's medical concern is perimenopause and primagravida. I know you don't know either of those terms so I'll explain - a woman who hasn't given birth to her first child by age 35 is considered at higher risk of complications due to her own aging as well as her eggs aging. A woman over 40 giving birth to her second or more child is viewed the same way. A healthy 36 year old having her 3rd child isn't of much concern - the equipment has been tested and functions well and she's not at such advanced age that the other concerns (HBP, DS, etc.) are rearing their ugly heads yet. Anyone who has any questions about these studies can do their own research, just don't pay attention to any site that has .com. - look for .edu. if you want anything current and valid.

Yas, the difference in dosing is a matter of finding what works with your system. We all have different hormone levels so it's just a matter of what works for you. The usual starting dose is 1 pill for days 5-9 of your cycle (1st day of full flow counts as day 1). There's no telling that you've been on Clomid as far as pregnancy is concerned. Your chance of triplets is very low but if you had twins there would be no effect on the pregnancy and nothing abnormal in your routine bloodwork. The only way people will know you conceieved them on Clomid is if when they say 'Are they natural' you say, 'No, Merck' ;o)
Watch out for excessive pain (expect plenty of 'cramping' sensations that will worsen as you get to ovulation) and excessive bloating - they're signs of Ovarian Hyperstimulation and you'll need to get in to your local hospital and tell them what you're on - take the meds with you. It's rare to get that far though and the usual cramping and bloating are best handled with lots of water/gatorade and a hot water bottle.
Good luck!
Sorry I'm not around much - we're on our own little ttc project and with the other kids it's hard to find a mo!

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