Intro and question

ap142193 · October 2013

Hello, my name is Ashley. Im am 30 years old and my DH is 31. I have Hashimoto's. We have been ttc #1 for a year. I called my gynecologist today and was told that my next appointment is at the end of January, which if we havent concieved yet will be 15 cycles. I was told that annual visits must be scheduled at least 1 year and a day after the previous visit for insurance purposes. Does this same rule apply to those who are ttc and havent after a year of trying?

ronniesgirl1981 · October 2013

For insurance purposes, it really just depends on the reason for the visit. They could code the visit as a problem instead of as an annual. The problem being that you've hit the dreaded one year mark. Some practices are stricter than others. Having said that, a reproductive endocrinologist is really who you need to see. Have you checked your RE coverage? Will you need a referral?

katib77 · October 2013

If you are setting an appointment for an annual with pap then yes, they need to be a year and a day apart. If you are going in to get say cd3 testing or a consult for trouble TTC if you've already hit the year mark they should be able to see you. Sounds like they're just trying to save you from having to go in twice in three months...yet they just don't get when you've been TTC for a year you want in asap. I personally would call again and ask for an appointment specifically to talk about trouble TTC and say "It's not for my annual pap so it doesn't need to be a year, I'm concerned because X" (Then give the reason like we've had no success after TTC a year or I have irregular cycles and we've been TTC for a year").

Or better yet, as someone suggested - just jump straight to RE if you do not need an official referral from your OB.

rox825 · October 2013

Ditto PPs, just make it clear that you're not scheduling an annual. If you're having any symptoms like irregular cycles, bleeding in between periods, really painful or heavy periods, etc, then you could just tell the scheduler when you call that you're concerned because (insert symptom) amd want to schedule an appt for evaluation of that problem, and not even mention the TTC trouble until you see your dr.

ksgsmu · October 2013

I would start checking into RE's .... check your insurance coverage etc... You can do basic testing with your OBGYN but don't let him/her treat you. ( ie pass out Clomid)

ap142193 · October 2013

I called and made an appointment with the RE today. My appointment is Dec. 3rd.

ttuprincess · October 2013

Welcome. Glad you made an appt with an RE. Good luck!

cuntasaurusrex · October 2013

Welcome! I'm impressed with your GETRIGHTTOIT-iveness, only waiting 5 days after the wedding to jump in to the TTC pool

ap142193 · October 2013

@aliletz to be fair, we had been together for 3 years and lived together for a year prior to getting married. We thought we were being proactive since we would like our children at least 3 years apart and didnt want our kids to miss out having playmates in their age group among our friends (we are the last to have kids). Now that we have been trying for a year with no luck, im really glad we didnt wait, regardless of our original reasons were.

cuntasaurusrex · October 2013

I was sooo just teasing, I totally get you. DH and I were together 3.5 years before we married too. I'm just feeling silly today, didn't mean any offense at all!!

ap142193 · October 2013

No offense taken! Most people I know waited. I have some friends that married early and waited 10 years before trying. We just didnt feel like we needed to wait.

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