tests!

WOW!!! just started reading a book called getting pregnant by some professor,it seems very overwhelming how am i meant to knwo where to go and what to do when i dont even understand half the jargon in there......from what i can read i have PCOS which i already knew but that has caused anovulation (infrequent ovulating) they have doen a FSH test and LH test, plus all the ultrasounds transvaginal and external,have tried chlomid once didnt work now after the cysts are being removed in the upcoming months hopefully i start to get somewhere, but then again dont want to get too excited...does anyone know any other tests FS might do if burning the ovaries doesnt make a difference, i am at a loss

I don't know sorry, just wanted to wish you luck and I hope someone pops in with some advice!

Wishing you luck Bellabee, you deserve some answers, hoping it all goes smoothly for you :)

the tests you'll have will depend on which FS you have, and what tests you've already had. the results from some tests will lead to other tests in some cases

i assume you're having ovarian drilling/golf balling surgery soon based on your comment - the theory is that the surgery will make your ovaries more receptive to the drugs they may administer. it will be done as laproscopic surgery, so you may find they'll check your uterus at the time, and maybe even put some dye through your tubes to make sure there are no blockages. i had all this done (plus a look around for endometriosis) when i first started having investigations done - was done by the gyne before i was referred to the FS

i also had some basic hormone tests (doing them again now) and a glucose tolerance test with insulin levels being tested to see if i had insulin resistance with the PCOS. which i did. and i started on metformin/diabex


when i was referred to the FS, our first appointment had us walking out with a referral for blood tests for each of us. DH had to have another semen analysis, and we both had tests for a whole barrage of stuff - STD's (HIV etc), Hepatitis, hormones, also a few others where samples from each of us were referred to Melbourne to see if there was anything in my blood would react to his sperm (basically checking if i was having an immune reaction that had my body killing his swimmers). it sounds full on, but really, it was only blood tests (i had 11 vials taken that day from memory - may have been more cos i had the GTT repeated and was having 2 vials taken an hour for a couple of hours).

it was pretty full on and overwhelming at the time, but in retrospect, it's not that scary. it's just the happenings at the time that are pretty intimidating

good luck with tests hun

Well thank you for your posts that did help a little i have had those blood tests well most of them anyway,he has had a semen analysis done and everything there seems to be fine,yes you are right i am going to have a laparoscopy done soon so hopefully we will get some results from there,thank you again

Best of luck!

my uterus has already been checked seems fine,there are no blockages in my tubes they have been checked the size of my ovaries are fine i need to have the test done to see if my body is attacking his sperm so basically as far as i can see or know its just PCOS so hopefully thast will solve the main problemand a baby will be on its way so thanks guys