1st RE appt tomorrow! Help!!

wearebirds

Do you have any suggestions as to what kinds of questions I should ask??

I'm planning to ask how many cycles of meds and TI they do before moving on to IUI...and a few other questions I've written down.

What did you ask?...or wish you'd asked??

Thanks!!

monimu13

Ask if they have weekend hours if needed, if they do a trigger with meds and TI?  

Have a good appointment! 

RunCC37

PP already asked the questions I'd suggest... just want to say good luck!

BlueEyedDreamer

I'd ask about what your probability of success is with each type of treatment, considering your diagnosis. This can be useful when deciding when it's time to move on to other treatments.

You may also want to ask some financial questions about their policies on payment due dates and potential insurance coverage.

Good luck! 

babydreams13

I asked about the statistics.  Like what chances I had with just meds, IUI, and IVF. I asked what tests would be done and when in my cycle they would be done.  I asked what diagnosis he thought based on my history.  I asked about the availability of early morning appointments and how many times I could expect to come in during a given cycle.  I asked how many cycles of something before moving on to the next thing. My RE does 3 of something and then moves on.  FYI my RE did an internal sono after I sat down and met with him.  Good luck.  

jjdale288

Good Luck. 

GermanGirl2007

I think everyone pretty much covered it, but I think that a lot of questions will really depend on your diagnosis.  For me, with an Unexplained IF diagnosis, my RE didn't really believe it was worthwhile to do medicated cycles without IUI, based on the overall odds of each. So I was able to skip right to the questions about effectiveness of IUI w/our diagnosis, how many tries before moving on, types of meds, types of monitoring, cost, etc. 

Also, while I had done all of my testing previously with my OB, my RE did do an internal u/s and did the infectious disease blood panel at my first appt. (5 vials or so). So just be prepared for that as well.  Also, bring any charts you have.  For me, it was helpful to have a years worth of charts showing that I ovulated and had good timing.

HTH and GL to you! 

clh4444

I would ask about how they monitor and what their policy is on multiple follicles at ovulation and what their policy is if you have cysts present and cd3 ultrasound.

scbedi

GL!!! I felt so relieved after my first appt because I had a game plan! I hope it is a good visit for you and you get a game plan you and your DH are happy about!!