What to expect at first gynae appt - advice for a newbie please!

[Misskitty]

Hi Ladies, we have now been TTC for 1 year. My GP seems to be pretty good about the whole TTC business and has made us do the basic tests (OH SA=Good, My CD3 and CD21 tests+Good, Internal exam and smear test etc) before making the referral to the local hospital for more specialist help. I've just had an appointment come through to see someone in the gynaecology dept and i was just wondering what the next step is likely to be??

 

[rachelle1975]

Hey Miss Kitty

It probably varies from PCT to PCT but... our first FS appt consisted of the specialist nurse going through our medical history, what tests we'd had done already then she booked us for a future appt in 3 months time and in the meantime i had an HSG and an internal scan and DH had another SA done.

Fingers crossed it all goes well

 

[nineena]

misskitty i posted a similar question last night so i'm in the same boat except ive got very low progesterone and oh has low count. Hope someone comes to enlighten us soon. Good luck with your appt, mines 15th June, when's yours? xx

 

[Misskitty]

Mine is the 24th June, fingers crossed neither of us will actually need the appointments after all!

 

[rachelle1975]

We have low count also.... first appt was just a Q&A session and arranging various tests - 2nd appt was when they put us on the waiting list for IVF.

Good luck girls

 

[MillieMoo]

Hiya! Just thought i'd share my story. Me and dh had all the test done at the hospital then we went to the FS to discuss the results. This in effect was our first real consultation. At this meeting they discuused our results and it turned out I had PCOS. As I had irregular cycles they put me on Metformin straight away. He then told us to go away for 4 months to see if it works. We then have another appointment in Sept where he will give us Clomid if it doesn't work.
Hope this helps. Hopefully they will be able to try and help you quickly as they did me.

 

[babymaybe]

Hi Ladies, we have now been TTC for 1 year. My GP seems to be pretty good about the whole TTC business and has made us do the basic tests (OH SA=Good, My CD3 and CD21 tests+Good, Internal exam and smear test etc) before making the referral to the local hospital for more specialist help. I've just had an appointment come through to see someone in the gynaecology dept and i was just wondering what the next step is likely to be??

Hi Miss Kitty - I notice you're in Suffolk too. Are you going to Ipswich FMU? There's a few girlies on this board under Ipswich. I think you're lucky to get referred after 1 year of TTC. My GP's rules were 2 yrs.

 

[obe]

Hi misskitty,

Let us know how you get on!
We are just waiting for a referral from our doctor, got my last blood test tomorrow (which im having to do again after they lost my results from the last one) and then she said she will send us to see a specialist. Im hoping it doesnt take forever for the appointment to come through, I just want to get on with it!

 

[Misskitty]

Hi Ladies, we have now been TTC for 1 year. My GP seems to be pretty good about the whole TTC business and has made us do the basic tests (OH SA=Good, My CD3 and CD21 tests+Good, Internal exam and smear test etc) before making the referral to the local hospital for more specialist help. I've just had an appointment come through to see someone in the gynaecology dept and i was just wondering what the next step is likely to be??

Hi Miss Kitty - I notice you're in Suffolk too. Are you going to Ipswich FMU? There's a few girlies on this board under Ipswich. I think you're lucky to get referred after 1 year of TTC. My GP's rules were 2 yrs.

Yeah my appointment is to see someone in the Gynae dept at Ipswich. My doctor's really good, do you go to Ipswich?

 

[Cham]

I have PCOS and I went to my GP in January 09. I was sent for blood tests, progesterone and the one you do 1-3 of AF.

My progesterone test failed (but that was because we missed my ovulation). I was then referred to gynae and it was about a 4 month wait for my appointment (April 09). In the meantime, I was sent away for another progesterone test.

At my first appointment, gynae looked at my results, which confirmed I had ovulated. I suppose becuase I was ovulating, he didn't really want to do too much and just said that I would get pregnant, but it may take some time. He did some internal swabs (STD's etc), sent me away for a rubella blood test and a scan of my ovaries. My next appointment was in August 09, but I got my BFP two weeks later.

Wanted to add,a nurse friend told me to get copies of the results of my blood tests from my GP and take them with me, as sometimes, they aren't always sent on/can't find them. I had my progesterone test the week before my appointment and didn't think it would be back in time, as the Surgery recommend 2-3 weeks for test results, but my results where back at my first appointment.

Good luck with it.