Question about testing/treatments

[aidensxmomma]

Hello ladies.

I hope I'm not imposing too much. I just had a question that you ladies are best equipped to answer.

I plan on trying for my fourth in about 7 months but am really worried. When I was TTC my youngest, we tried for a little over a year. I was actually about to start undergoing fertility testing the cycle I conceived.

Since I started getting my period, they've always been "odd." After having my first, they started getting irregular and long. Fast forward to now (almost 6 years later) and my cycles are an absolute train wreck. They are really long and extremely irregular; my average cycle is 69 days, but they've ranged anywhere from 11 to 80 days in the last two years.

Ive been tested for a thyroid disorder, anemia, and had an ultrasound to check for cysts. Everything came back all clear.

So my question is: since I've already had some difficulty conceiving and theres obviously something wrong with my cycles, would I be able to get referred to a fertility specialist sooner than one year of unsuccessful TTC?

There is a history of endometriosis in my family (my mother had it). Would that make any difference? Also, I'm 22 (23 in May) if that changes anything.

Thank you for any help you can give me.

 

[Myshelsong]

The short answer .... No. You will have to wait the year if not longer as you are fertile an young.
Good luck

 

[jessthemess]

Not true at all what the previous poster says. Maybe because they are from Canada? In the US there is no set standard, although the industry and most discussed standard is if you are young and having regular periods you should try for a year before seeking medical help.

But that is not so if you are older, are missing or having longer cycles, have the money to pay now for health care, have really good insurance, already have children, have already had infertility problems, etc. Any of these could be true or none really.

Honestly every doctor is different. Find a proactive aggressive reproductive endocrinologist and they will help the day you walk in. Find a run of the mill OBGYN and you could get put in the waiting to see category for a six months more. OR VICE VERSA. Seriously. It's all down to that doctors perspective.