First fertility appointment!!

nlk · Mar 26th, 2012, 04:42 AM

Hi!

Sooo I have my first appointment with the FS on friday, and im getting really nervous about it now!! Im just looking for some advice about it really....does anyone know what will happen at the first appointment? I cant wait to start on clomid now, which is what my doctor has said we are working towards...will i get it prescribed in the first appointment?

any advice will be greatly appreciated!

Matilda85 · Mar 28th, 2012, 01:01 AM

Hi Nlk,

I'm in the same situation as you - I have my first FS appointment next Wed. I'm not sure what to expect but am nervous too. I'm new to the forum but from what I've read it sounds like it varies depending on the individual FS. FXed that yours and mine are good.
I am guessing that it will involve a lot of tests, for me anyway - I've never had regular AF and my dr suspects PCOS. I hope you get given Clomid, it sounds like it's really good and that lots of people have success with it.

Would be great if you could let me know how it goes

nlk · Mar 29th, 2012, 04:07 AM

thanks for replying matilda....i will definitely let you know how it goes!

i think for you, if they have never actually diagnosed a problem, that would be your first step with the FS. ive already been diagnosed, so i have no clue where they will start!!

good luck with everything! x

hopingfor4 · Mar 29th, 2012, 07:10 AM

Good luck! We did a ton of blood tests, internal ultrasounds, and monitoring thru blood work and ultrasounds the first month.

nlk · Mar 29th, 2012, 07:30 AM

thanks! ive already had all that done through my gp, so reeeeaalllly hoping they wont do it all again and just give me some clomid. lol!

nlk · Mar 30th, 2012, 07:48 AM

i had my fertility appointment, and the FS was so nice. he made me feel so much better about it all. and......he gave me clomid!! im so so excited!!!

if youve had any tests/blood tests done already, i would try to make sure to bring along the results of them (if you can). im so glad i took a copy of OHs latest SA, because the gp only forwarded the first one

so had i now taken it, he would of had to do another one....obviously if youve had no testing yet, and are being sent to a FS on your gp's hunch, then try to ask any questions you have...theyve heard them all before, and it will make you feel so much better! i asked a lot of things that i wish i had asked my doctor, because it would have put my mind at rest sooo much!

good luck on wednesday! make sure you let me how it goes matilda!!

Matilda85 · Mar 30th, 2012, 23:24 PM

Glad to hear the FS was so nice, and that is so exciting about the Clomid. FXed that it works for you

You'll have to let me know how it goes.

Will let you know how mine goes Wed

Am hoping they'll be as good as yours sounds

mazzie1984 · Mar 31st, 2012, 21:43 PM

Wow that was quick, we had to fill out papers, and have a swab test done, to check for infections etc, then they did bloodwork like 6 bottles from me and hubby, they did that first before anything, and asked questions and stuff did a physical exam. Then I had to go back on cycle day 3 of my cycle, and have blood and ultrasound, had to be monitored for a month before they gave me anything. To check everything is normal and stuff. See if you are ovulating etc...

nlk · Apr 1st, 2012, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mazzie1984

Wow that was quick, we had to fill out papers, and have a swab test done, to check for infections etc, then they did bloodwork like 6 bottles from me and hubby, they did that first before anything, and asked questions and stuff did a physical exam. Then I had to go back on cycle day 3 of my cycle, and have blood and ultrasound, had to be monitored for a month before they gave me anything. To check everything is normal and stuff. See if you are ovulating etc...

:O thats crazy!!

saying that, i had already had all my bloods donw before the appointment though, so all he had to do was look at the results...i was diagnosed with pcos about 6/7 months ago, so they already knew what the issue was....and OH had already had all his testing done. maybe thats why it was so much quicker?

also, they couldnt have asked me to go back on CD3 because they already know i dont ovulate, thus there is no CD3 for me!! i havent had AF without it being induced for about a year now...so there was nothing to track! x

Matilda85 · Apr 3rd, 2012, 21:51 PM

So I'm back from my first FS appointment. The dr was really good and thorough and I feel so much more positive about the how TTC thing. He said that hopefully things should progress pretty quickly as we're both young (both 26) and healthy (besides the whole irregular AF thing).
He basically asked us a tonne of questions about our medical history and has ordered a number of tests. I had a blood test today to check my ovarian reserve and then have to get a blood test after Easter just to confirm I'm not pregnant. From there I'll be taking Provera to stimulate AF and then from there once AF comes on day 3-5 I need to get another blood test to check hormone levels (I think) and also an internal ultrasound to check for follices/cysts since he reckons I have PCOS. has anyone had one of these before? Is it painful?
He says from that he can tell what's going on and will likely then start with Clomid to get me ovulating. OH has to do the typical SA.
Feeling a lot more positive about it all

Mar 26th, 2012, 04:42 AM	#1
nlk Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 1,400	First fertility appointment!! Hi! Sooo I have my first appointment with the FS on friday, and im getting really nervous about it now!! Im just looking for some advice about it really....does anyone know what will happen at the first appointment? I cant wait to start on clomid now, which is what my doctor has said we are working towards...will i get it prescribed in the first appointment? any advice will be greatly appreciated!

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Mar 28th, 2012, 01:01 AM	#2
Matilda85 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 53	FS appointment Hi Nlk, I'm in the same situation as you - I have my first FS appointment next Wed. I'm not sure what to expect but am nervous too. I'm new to the forum but from what I've read it sounds like it varies depending on the individual FS. FXed that yours and mine are good. I am guessing that it will involve a lot of tests, for me anyway - I've never had regular AF and my dr suspects PCOS. I hope you get given Clomid, it sounds like it's really good and that lots of people have success with it. Would be great if you could let me know how it goes

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Mar 29th, 2012, 04:07 AM	#3
nlk Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 1,400	thanks for replying matilda....i will definitely let you know how it goes! i think for you, if they have never actually diagnosed a problem, that would be your first step with the FS. ive already been diagnosed, so i have no clue where they will start!! good luck with everything! x

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Mar 29th, 2012, 07:10 AM	#4
hopingfor4 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 150	Good luck! We did a ton of blood tests, internal ultrasounds, and monitoring thru blood work and ultrasounds the first month.

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Mar 29th, 2012, 07:30 AM	#5
nlk Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 1,400	thanks! ive already had all that done through my gp, so reeeeaalllly hoping they wont do it all again and just give me some clomid. lol!

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Mar 30th, 2012, 07:48 AM	#6
nlk Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 1,400	i had my fertility appointment, and the FS was so nice. he made me feel so much better about it all. and......he gave me clomid!! im so so excited!!! if youve had any tests/blood tests done already, i would try to make sure to bring along the results of them (if you can). im so glad i took a copy of OHs latest SA, because the gp only forwarded the first one so had i now taken it, he would of had to do another one....obviously if youve had no testing yet, and are being sent to a FS on your gp's hunch, then try to ask any questions you have...theyve heard them all before, and it will make you feel so much better! i asked a lot of things that i wish i had asked my doctor, because it would have put my mind at rest sooo much! good luck on wednesday! make sure you let me how it goes matilda!!

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Mar 30th, 2012, 23:24 PM	#7
Matilda85 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 53	Glad to hear the FS was so nice, and that is so exciting about the Clomid. FXed that it works for you You'll have to let me know how it goes. Will let you know how mine goes Wed Am hoping they'll be as good as yours sounds

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Mar 31st, 2012, 21:43 PM	#8
mazzie1984 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 726	Wow that was quick, we had to fill out papers, and have a swab test done, to check for infections etc, then they did bloodwork like 6 bottles from me and hubby, they did that first before anything, and asked questions and stuff did a physical exam. Then I had to go back on cycle day 3 of my cycle, and have blood and ultrasound, had to be monitored for a month before they gave me anything. To check everything is normal and stuff. See if you are ovulating etc...

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 21:51 PM	#10
Matilda85 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 53	So I'm back from my first FS appointment. The dr was really good and thorough and I feel so much more positive about the how TTC thing. He said that hopefully things should progress pretty quickly as we're both young (both 26) and healthy (besides the whole irregular AF thing). He basically asked us a tonne of questions about our medical history and has ordered a number of tests. I had a blood test today to check my ovarian reserve and then have to get a blood test after Easter just to confirm I'm not pregnant. From there I'll be taking Provera to stimulate AF and then from there once AF comes on day 3-5 I need to get another blood test to check hormone levels (I think) and also an internal ultrasound to check for follices/cysts since he reckons I have PCOS. has anyone had one of these before? Is it painful? He says from that he can tell what's going on and will likely then start with Clomid to get me ovulating. OH has to do the typical SA. Feeling a lot more positive about it all

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