At what point have people been to the doctors? - Page 2

Miss_domini · Nov 29th, 2009, 11:00 AM

im 21 and been trying about 13 or 14 months

im going to the docs soon and just out of interest, what kind of tests do they usually do?

hypnorm · Nov 29th, 2009, 12:12 PM

mine wanted to know the length of my period cycles as they were a bit erratic.
they can do a 21 day blood sample to see if you have ovulated but you have to be pretty regular for it to be accurate. I my case he said it would be a waste of time.

Missus_L · Nov 29th, 2009, 12:37 PM

Hiya all!
I went after 5 months of 'trying' because from coming off the pill in Dec 08. AF did not arrive at all but one doctor put me on prevera to 'trigger' AF and said that she will come naturally every month after. I wen to see another doctor who sent me to have blood tests done and an internal scan which then confirmed me having PCOS. From then on I have been sent onto a FS (who has said that we are very lucky to see him as they only do so after 2 years!) and have been on clomid. I am on my 2nd round of clomid so far and have doubled the dose from 50mg to 100mg as it didn't show any signs of working for me on the ower dose. The FS has said that we will have to go down the IVF route as they do not think anything else will work but I have to lose a bit more weight to get referred. In total, we have been 'trying' for nearly 12 months now xxx

DragonMummy · Nov 29th, 2009, 13:46 PM

we'd been trying 5 months and i wasnt ovulating and had all symptoms of pcos so i went then. even so i did fib a bit and say 8 months. and even that the consultant wasnt massively impressed with! but i had charts as evidence which helped.

stephwiggy · Nov 29th, 2009, 13:59 PM

we are planning on going early next year ! we started trying in dec 2008 and fell straight away but MC in feb and have been trying since !! Hopefully they won't tell us to bugger off!!

KnitWit · Nov 29th, 2009, 14:10 PM

I went last week after trying since January. The doctor made it clear she would not be referring me until I had been trying for two years. I questioned this several times since most people say it's a year but she was quite firm about it. She was on the whole a pretty rubbish doctor having just left medical school and not being very helpful. When I asked questions she replied with 'we weren't taught anything about that at medical school' reassuring huh?
After pushing her a bit and explaining a few things to her I succeeded in getting her to investigate things a bit more so I have a blood test to check hormone levels and an ultrasound to check my ovaries.
I plan on seeing a different doctor once the test results are in!

jonkey · Nov 29th, 2009, 17:35 PM

Thanks everyone for your feedback so far, very helpful!! Janey I like your attitude and would be interested to see how your appointment goes. I'll let you know how I get on also x

jonkey · Nov 29th, 2009, 17:40 PM

God Knitwit, that is so not on and I would of been fuming!!!! Good on ya for pushing for more, I hope you get some answers.... And I hope I'm not at the same doctors!! X

Nov 29th, 2009, 11:00 AM	#11
Miss_domini Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 52	im 21 and been trying about 13 or 14 months im going to the docs soon and just out of interest, what kind of tests do they usually do?

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Nov 29th, 2009, 12:12 PM	#12
hypnorm Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stroud, Gloucester Posts: 4,505	mine wanted to know the length of my period cycles as they were a bit erratic. they can do a 21 day blood sample to see if you have ovulated but you have to be pretty regular for it to be accurate. I my case he said it would be a waste of time.

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Nov 29th, 2009, 12:37 PM	#13
Missus_L Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: St Helens Posts: 155	Hiya all! I went after 5 months of 'trying' because from coming off the pill in Dec 08. AF did not arrive at all but one doctor put me on prevera to 'trigger' AF and said that she will come naturally every month after. I wen to see another doctor who sent me to have blood tests done and an internal scan which then confirmed me having PCOS. From then on I have been sent onto a FS (who has said that we are very lucky to see him as they only do so after 2 years!) and have been on clomid. I am on my 2nd round of clomid so far and have doubled the dose from 50mg to 100mg as it didn't show any signs of working for me on the ower dose. The FS has said that we will have to go down the IVF route as they do not think anything else will work but I have to lose a bit more weight to get referred. In total, we have been 'trying' for nearly 12 months now xxx

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Nov 29th, 2009, 13:46 PM	#14
DragonMummy Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2009 Location: Surrey/Hampshire border Posts: 19,232	we'd been trying 5 months and i wasnt ovulating and had all symptoms of pcos so i went then. even so i did fib a bit and say 8 months. and even that the consultant wasnt massively impressed with! but i had charts as evidence which helped.

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Nov 29th, 2009, 13:59 PM	#15
stephwiggy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: peterborough ish. Posts: 4,658	we are planning on going early next year ! we started trying in dec 2008 and fell straight away but MC in feb and have been trying since !! Hopefully they won't tell us to bugger off!!

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Nov 29th, 2009, 14:10 PM	#16
KnitWit Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 508	I went last week after trying since January. The doctor made it clear she would not be referring me until I had been trying for two years. I questioned this several times since most people say it's a year but she was quite firm about it. She was on the whole a pretty rubbish doctor having just left medical school and not being very helpful. When I asked questions she replied with 'we weren't taught anything about that at medical school' reassuring huh? After pushing her a bit and explaining a few things to her I succeeded in getting her to investigate things a bit more so I have a blood test to check hormone levels and an ultrasound to check my ovaries. I plan on seeing a different doctor once the test results are in!

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Nov 29th, 2009, 17:35 PM	#17
jonkey Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne UK Posts: 113	Thanks everyone for your feedback so far, very helpful!! Janey I like your attitude and would be interested to see how your appointment goes. I'll let you know how I get on also x

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Nov 29th, 2009, 17:40 PM	#18
jonkey Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne UK Posts: 113	God Knitwit, that is so not on and I would of been fuming!!!! Good on ya for pushing for more, I hope you get some answers.... And I hope I'm not at the same doctors!! X

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