What happens at the first consultation with fertility doctor?

[pollyanna]

Hi lovey,
I went and saw my fs,and paid for the first consultation which was about 150. We talked heaps about cycles and sperm etc. He booked me in for lap and dye studies and had me charting all that month. He saw me in the hospital straight after the procedure and explained that there was no reason for my unexplained infertility other than i hadn't ovulated probably for years. I had blood tests done and was advised to call him when i stopped bleeding. I saw him again a couple of weeks later,another 150 then started on clomid.
Did two cycles of clomid then more bloods and charting. He wanted me to book to see him again, but i felt his approach was a little lax. Changed fs and now anm very,very happy but it will be very xxxy. First consult 130 during which he looked at all my results. Now i wait till iget my period and see him again 100 then have about 8 injections at home and see him again 100 then another copule of shots then another100 and ultrasound and ovulation induction then home. Then see him again about 2 weeks after that. Not sure of charge for ultrasound.dreading to find out.Medicare pay about 30% of all consultations and i think the injections are about 30 every 3 days or so. Costly process, but i want results and am very happy with his approach.

[butterfly_warrior]

Our first appointment was a process of the FS asking us all the questions - gathering information about our medical histories, etc. He then pretty much repeated all the tests we'd had done before, including full hormone profiles on both myself and DH, new SA for DH (IVF clinics are often particular and like them to be done their way, not the standard way pathology centres do them), glucose tolerance test for me (I have PCOS and he wanted to find out how bad my insulin resistance was - VERY!).

When we got to the second appointment, with all our test results, that's when he was actually in a position to answer our questions and he outlined what course of treatment would be appropriate for us.

Which clinic/FS are you going to? Someone may be able to give you detailed information on how they work.

BW