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Now what do we do!

kinzielee11kinzielee11 member
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Hi everyone! 

So DH and I have been ttc for 2 years now with no luck. I have PCOS and Endo which resulted in the loss of one ovary and tube. My regualr gyno is amazing and she has put us on 3 cycles of clomid (watched very closely for cyst) and none of them worked. After that we decided to take a short break from clomid and see where we ended up, so far no baby. I go back to my gyno in May and we have been trying to compile some questions to ask her regarding where do we go from here and do we need to be referred to an RE? 

Do any of you have any questions that you wish you would have asked prior to finding an RE? 

How did you find your RE?


Thanks you all in advance!!! 
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Re: Now what do we do!

  • FuzzyDustFuzzyDust member
    Needing referral of not usually depends on your insurance (if they require referral to cover treatment). Most RE will take anyone who is under specific age and has been TTC over a specified period of time.

    Depending on where you live, you RE choices might be either very numerous, or quite limited. I only found a few reproductive clinics close to me, and then narrowed down by who is covered by my insurance.

    You can look up success rates online, but those might be outdated (my clinic latest public rates were from 2014, and they were much smaller back then, so not a big enough sample to trust the statistics).

    The best way is to go to an initial appointment and talk to RE personally. Ask about prices, process, how they communicate with patients, if they have personalized plans, of more of a cookie cutter things.

    Also, depending on what you're planning to do (TI, IUI, IVF), ask for their specific practices - what meds are used, how they adjust them, what is the follicle size they want to see, what they use for trigger, how many embryos they transfer at a time and on which day (for IVF). Are they open on a weekend and if not, how they handle people who ovulate on the weekend and can't be seen for a procedure (for IUI or IVF).

    Look up the clinic online on google, or yelp - read reviews. Also look up REs by names online and see if there are any reviews as well.

    Good luck!!!
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    My story in signature spoiler. Children mentioned.
    Me: 37 DH: 45
    I don't produce FSH, so no natural menstrual cycle. DH has reduced morphology.
    Summer 2014 IUI (with first husband): cancelled after almost a month of stims due to too many follicles
    Time off to divorce, get back on my feet, find a new hubby and get married again 💑
    March 2017 IVF#1: ~70 follicles, 13R, 10M, 7F, 3B = 2 PGS Normal (both XY) - no transfer due to ohss
    Sept 2017 FET#1: BFP, Beta#1 (10dpt) - 253, Beta#2 (12dpt) - 528, DS born 05/31/2018 👨‍👩‍👦
    Dec 2019 FET#2: BFN
    Changed clinic, planning March 2020 IVF#2 - postponed due to the pandemic
    April 2020 IVF #2: ~30 follicles, 24R, 12M, 8F, 4B = 2XY & 2XX, all normal  <3
    Sept 2020 FET#3: one XX embryo, BFP, Beta#1 (9dpt) - 161, Beta#2 (11dpt) - 519, Beta#3 (19dpt) - 7174, Due date 05/30/2021
    DD born 05/23/2021 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 - My family is now complete <3
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  • kinzielee11kinzielee11 member
    Thank you so much @FuzzyDust  that helps a lot! 
    I am going to try and look into our insurance coverage for REs this week so hoping for good news on that front. Insurance has become quite a joke lately. 
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  • LadyMillilLadyMillil member
    It might help to do your research On REs prior to your appointment so if you need a referral you can tell your OBGYN which RE you want to be referred to. 
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  • LoveDontCostAThingLoveDontCostAThing member
    Hey, has your DH been tested too?
    Me: 33, DH: 40
    July 2016: IVF #1 (froze embryos)
    Aug. 2016: Hysteroscopy to remove a few polyps & Laparoscopy
    Oct. 2016: FET #1 BFN
    Nov. 2016: FET #2 BFP (ended in CP)
    March 2017: IVF #2 Fresh Transfer of 2 Blasts = BFP!!! (EDD: 11/27/17)
    Froze 5 Blasts
    DS born on 11/2/17!!!  
    Back to try for Baby #2 :)


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  • kinzielee11kinzielee11 member
    @LoveDontCostAThing he has not been tested yet but he is planning on going in May as well. 
    We live in a small town so the closest RE is over an hour away. So we are going to try and get appts at the same time. 
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  • LoveDontCostAThingLoveDontCostAThing member
    @kinzielee11 -that's good...testing him will also be super helpful to get a full picture of what is going on...good luck :)

    Me: 33, DH: 40
    July 2016: IVF #1 (froze embryos)
    Aug. 2016: Hysteroscopy to remove a few polyps & Laparoscopy
    Oct. 2016: FET #1 BFN
    Nov. 2016: FET #2 BFP (ended in CP)
    March 2017: IVF #2 Fresh Transfer of 2 Blasts = BFP!!! (EDD: 11/27/17)
    Froze 5 Blasts
    DS born on 11/2/17!!!  
    Back to try for Baby #2 :)


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