Krisp and melbel,
What type of tests would they need to do? Forewarned is forearmed. I like to know what I am in for. Hate blood tests with a passion!!! I live in a smallish town in SE QLD so I am not sure about the fertility specialists, gynos etc available here. Also are they expensive??
Are naturopaths expensive??
tests could include any of the following......bloodtests, usually at varying days in your cycle to see what your hormone levels are doing and to rule out any thing there, a simple internal ultrasound to start to see if anything like ovarian cysts or anything "barks" at them as being abornmal.
Next stage is usually a HSG where they inject some dye into the fallopian tubes while doing an ultrasound to check if the tubes are clear.
The next stage up would possibly be a laparoscopy but that would only be in some instances depending on what they find in the initial tests.
What would help the docs is if you had at least a couple of months of temp charting to show them so they can see when and if you ovulate and that sort fo thing...it will guide them as to what tests to do and also what treatments. If they find you are not ovulating correctly the treatment may be as simple as clomid tablets to stimulate better ovulation. The more information you can provide them with the easier it willbe for them to find out hopefully what the issue is.....
we also had trouble conceiving #2 (no trouble with #1) and were TTC 12+mths... we saw the GP and I had blood tests (hormones and Ovulation I think) and I had an ultrasound. Hubby had to have sperm count/analysis.
It took a LONG time for this to happen (THANKS TO DH) but once we had them done, booked in an appt with a fertility specialist and..... Got pregnant on our own!
Definately worth investigating though as you feel like you are finally doing somthing after all that time waiting and hoping for the best.
oh yeah I forgot about hubby...they will most likely get him to do a simple sperm analysis to start with so you might have to gear him up mentally for that possibility...its really no biggie (and some pathology labs you can do the business at home and just deliver the sample within half an hour) but some men get a bit thingy about the thought of it IYKWIM!!! LOL
LOL melbel.....Getting hubby to agree for me to get tests will be hard enough. As I said he is very laid back with the whole thing and that it will happen when it happens. I was on nightshift work when we first started but have not done that for a year. So I thought my body should have sorted itself out if that was what was affecting it. Obviously not!
Thanks for all the info. At least I know what I am in for. Its so hard to wrap your head around the fact that it was so easy the first time and then the second time is so hard. I had all these plans in my head about distance between my kids and how it would all work. I don't usual plan that well but I have always had ideals about my kids. Hard to let go.
I did try charting at one stage too. But got lazy. Plus I had a mercury thermometer and I don't think I was shaking it enough when I first woke up so I was getting dodgy readings.
Thanks for so many replies to. I forgot how wonderful you girls are at answering posts!!
Still trying.....I posted before but it seems to have been lost so here goes:
The fact that you have had 3 miscarriages and are 35years of age I would definitely be pushing for further investigations and possibly IVF. At 35 the quality of your eggs is startiing to become an issue and you really do not want ot be waiting too much longer before taking action. there are so many newly devloped tests andprocedures for looking at fertility issues and sometimes it takes more than one specialist to cover all the bases. For example we had to fly from melbourne to Sydney last March to see a specialist who is at the top of his field in order to find out that i have an auto immune issue which is causing my immune system to attack the embryo. Now my melbourne specialist is liasing with him to make sure i have the best possible care.
Personally i think that if your specialist is teeling you that two years at age 35 is not a long time then I would be looking for a new specialist...but that is just my not so humble opinion.
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I live in a smallish town in SE QLD so I am not sure about the fertility specialists, gynos etc available here. Also are they expensive??
MELBEL has you all under controll there and id say shes done a great job with all her info i couldnt help any more all id say is yep get to a fs
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