Fertility Testing etc...where to start?
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Topic: Fertility Testing etc...where to start?
Posted By: Mumma2be
Subject: Fertility Testing etc...where to start?
Date Posted: 14 March 2012 at 7:38pm
| So we have been TTC #2 for over a year and still nothing. Where do i start, I dont really have a regular doctor i see so would i need to find a doctor or can i go straight to an OB/GYN? Thanks :-) |
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Posted By: Maju
Date Posted: 14 March 2012 at 8:03pm
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Hi Mumma2be,
Personally I would self refer to an obgyn, or if you are in a main centre to Fertility Specialists or similar. I think the more anxious you are the higher up the chain you should start (or so to speak). I hope you get some answers whatever you decide and that your BFP quickly follows. If you post your location/area. Someone might be able to recommend someone to you. Best wishes, Maju |
Posted By: Mumma2be
Date Posted: 14 March 2012 at 8:09pm
| Thanks for your reply, im in Auckland but wasnt sure if you could self refer or if you needed a recommendation from your doc. :-) |
Posted By: _Lou_
Date Posted: 14 March 2012 at 8:39pm
Mumma2be, I would go straight to a fertility specialist if I were you. I went through an OB/GYN for a year, and am now with Fertility Associates. My OB/GYN was good, but they aren't totally focused on fertility like Fertility Associates or Fertility Plus. My OB/GYN also had me on medication and didn't do a lot of monitoring, but Fertility Associates do, so a few differences in the treatment. Yours may be different. You can self-refer to a fertility specialist, just give them a call. There's usually a few weeks wait for your first appointment. Good luck
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Posted By: Ceres
Date Posted: 15 March 2012 at 10:52am
| I'd self refer too. Having been with Fert Associates and Repromed, I'd recommend Repromed over FA. Repromed are a much smaller team, but much more personable, have individualised care (at FA it felt a lot like a production line 'she has this, so we'll do 'x'', without looking at the individual variables -> after a year of treatment with FA which was not working I recommended a course of action to my doctor, which ultimately resulted in the conception of my daughter), and economical - which may well be a factor as there is no public funding available for second children unless you have been trying for five years. Best of luck. |