Does Shady Grove…

[Anonymous]

I have an appt next month and curious how aggressive they are with new patients.

I’m late thirties with one baby born easily without any help. Been trying 6 months with one miscarriage, that was potentially ectopic, but was too
Early to really know for sure.

Will the practice recommend supplements like the coq10 that everyone talks about, and lifestyle changes? Or will they recommend IUI or IVF right off the bat?

My OB already tested my blood and nothing is glaringly wrong. I’m also ovulating based on BBT.

I know my husband will need to be tested, but just curious on others initial experiences.

[Anonymous]

They may recommend diet first, but that is really tbd based on history.

[Anonymous]

I had a diagnosis of PCOS when we started with them, and we went straight to medicated IUI. After 4 failed IUI cycles, our RE suggested IVF.

[Anonymous]

How old are you? If you are over 35, they will probably recommend IUI but give you the option to do IVF if you want to preserve fertility. It’s good to understand what your insurance will and will not cover before you have your appointment.

[Anonymous]

Not particularly aggressive IME in terms of "do it now" vs "you can wait a few months" or moving from IUI to IVF . But very science based in terms of going by the stats. So they don't recommend lifestyle changes that aren't backed up by data. And they were very transparent about the likelihood of various interventions working out for me based on my particular stats.

[Anonymous]

If you’ve had a baby and your stats and day 3 ultrasound is fine and you got pregnant within the last six months, my guess is you can drive the ship the way you want based on how fast you want a baby and how many more you want.

If you want only one more child then you could try a couple months of IUIs just to see if the boost helps you. Or, go straight to IVF if you want to be (probably) pregnant in 2 months and the money is no issue.

[Anonymous]

They should do a salpingogram if you suspect you had an ectopic

If you are considering a 3rd baby I would jump straight to IVF and get embryos in the freezer.

DH needs his swimmers checked, if they haven't been already. Wouldn't hurt to do that now because they will want 2-3 tests (can vary from month to month)

[Anonymous]

Read it starts with the egg

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should do a salpingogram if you suspect you had an ectopic

If you are considering a 3rd baby I would jump straight to IVF and get embryos in the freezer.

DH needs his swimmers checked, if they haven't been already. Wouldn't hurt to do that now because they will want 2-3 tests (can vary from month to month)

Testing is trickier since Covid because they stopped allowing in-office, “sample production.”

And he must arrive within one hour.

And the specimen cup with the sample must be kept at body temp, not just tossed on the back seat, or the’ll reject it, and he has to start over.

[Anonymous]

“They’ll”. Not the’ll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should do a salpingogram if you suspect you had an ectopic

If you are considering a 3rd baby I would jump straight to IVF and get embryos in the freezer.

DH needs his swimmers checked, if they haven't been already. Wouldn't hurt to do that now because they will want 2-3 tests (can vary from month to month)

Testing is trickier since Covid because they stopped allowing in-office, “sample production.”

And he must arrive within one hour.

And the specimen cup with the sample must be kept at body temp, not just tossed on the back seat, or the’ll reject it, and he has to start over.

wow is this true for IUI/IVF or just testing? I'm at CFA at moment and my partner does it in the office.

[Anonymous]

Very similar to you (we had one child without assistance three years ago, one miscarriage in first six months of trying this year, both late 30s) and SGF didn't push any treatment on us. After initial testing and meeting with the doctor, he though we had a good chance with IUI. We decided to continue trying on our own for a few months before returning for the IUI and are now doing our second IUI cycle. The only supplement he recommended was COQ10 for both of us after I asked (and even then he said it could help, but the science didn't 100% back it up). After my husband's sperm analysis came back (borderline low morphology), he recommended ConceptionRX from Theralogix. I found it helpful to do the testing and see what was going on and never felt pressured to pursue any particular option. We are self-pay so IVF isn't really an option (at this point.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should do a salpingogram if you suspect you had an ectopic

If you are considering a 3rd baby I would jump straight to IVF and get embryos in the freezer.

DH needs his swimmers checked, if they haven't been already. Wouldn't hurt to do that now because they will want 2-3 tests (can vary from month to month)

Testing is trickier since Covid because they stopped allowing in-office, “sample production.”

And he must arrive within one hour.

And the specimen cup with the sample must be kept at body temp, not just tossed on the back seat, or the’ll reject it, and he has to start over.

wow is this true for IUI/IVF or just testing? I'm at CFA at moment and my partner does it in the office.

Just testing, AFAIK. And he went to Fair Oaks fertility; not sure about SG.