Had my 1st GP appointment today...

[Em_325]

Well I finally went and saw a GP about our fertility problems and to be honest I am a bit shocked. The GP didn't seem interested at all. I did get a referral to a fertility specialist which is good but when I asked if I could get the blood tests etc done first I was told no... Is this normal? Was I expecting too much? I guess the FS might want their own tests done but I wanted to do all the preliminary tests first before taking the step of going to the FS. In the end I pushed for the blood tests but they are only the routine pre TTC ones. I wanted the referral for the cd21 test as I am currently cd18 but she wouldn't do it.

On a more positive note I was expecting a couple of months wait to get into the FS but I have an appointment for next Thursday so at least I don't have to wait long for the next step.

Oh and my DH got his SA results back on Friday (different GP) and they are all normal.

[Keta]

Hi Em,

Sorry your gp wasn't very helpful. Your fs will more than likely want to do their own tests anyway so I wouldn't worry too much. I had had bt's but my fs still wanted to repeat them plus do some extras. Your dh will prob have to do another SA too.
I hope you have a solution soon and get pregnant nice and quick.

[Lily Dust]

Yep that ^^^^ Our FS re-did any tests we had done previously through his own clinic. But Im pretty sure DH only had a sperm analysis through the GP and I had zippo. Honestly, imo you are better off just getting them run through your FS they specialise in that area and know what they are talking about ie a GP may tell you that 97% abnormality is a deathly result whereas the FS reads that and knows that 97% of sperm is abnormally normal itms

Good luck and i hope that you have a quick TTC journey from here on in

[juniper76]

My GP did nothing other than the referral either. To be honest, the clinics' pathology labs typically give more reliable results than the general pathology labs since they specialise in these tests rather than doing all tests. In particular, I've heard of people getting very different SA results at the different labs. The lab at our clinic was much, much quicker with the results too.

[jayejaye]

My GP did nothing other than the referral either. To be honest, the clinics' pathology labs typically give more reliable results than the general pathology labs since they specialise in these tests rather than doing all tests. In particular, I've heard of people getting very different SA results at the different labs. The lab at our clinic was much, much quicker with the results too.

What she said!! A good FS will want all their own tests done! Good luck!!

[RhiChiChi]

My FS ran his own tests, even though the OBS/Gyno had done the CD21 ovulation test and my DH did a sperm test... so it was sort of pointless in a way b/c the FS disregarded the first lot of tests. Just make sure you have plenty of questions written down to ask when you see the FS, it can be a little daunting