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Can Shady Grove turn you down for not having been TTC long enough?
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Anonymous
| Ok. Here is my story. I have irregular cycles, meaning I have maybe only 5 cycles or so per year, so I ovulate very rarely, maybe every other month or so if ever. I think I might have PCOS although I have never been diagnosed with it. When I told my ob/gyn that I wanted to get pregnant, she immediately put me on Clomid saying that that would help regulate my cycles and increase my chances of pregnancy. My ob/gyn said that if I do not get pregnant after 3 cycles of Clomid I need to see an RE. I have done 2 cycles of Clomid, the first one I ovulated but did not get pregnant and the second one which is now I did not ovulate at all. My ob/gyn is clueless as to why I haven't ovulated and what to do next, so I am thinking I should not take Clomid for a third cycle since Clomid does not appear to work well for me and go straight to the RE. The problem is that I have only been really actively trying to get pregnant for 2 months so I am worried that when I go to my first appointment at Shady Grove the doc will turn me down saying I haven't actively tried to conceive for long enough. I understand that normally you wait 6 months -1 year before seeing an RE, but I have already taken Clomid, a fertility drug, and that hasn't worked for me and I know I have serious issues with my cycles so I think it is justifiable for me to go see the RE now. However, do you know if the RE from Shady Grove could refuse to help me on the basis that I haven't been TTC for long enough? |
Anonymous
| How old are you? |
Anonymous
| No, having irregular cycles, not ovulating and having PCOS are all reasons to see an RE regardless of how long you've been trying. The 6 month/1 year standard if for those with unexplained infertility. |
Anonymous
Standard for those with unexplained infertility for those under 35 - hence my earlier question about age. It's usually 3 months if you're over 35. But ITA with pp - having PCOS and being annovulatory is enough to see an RE. Also, you might want to consider acupuncture and traditional chinese medicine to augment your efforts. |
Anonymous
| OP here- Thanks PP. That makes me feel a lot better. When I called Shady Grove to make the appointment, the woman I spoke to was very cold and started asking all those questions: "who referred you?", "are you trying to get pregnant?", "are you married?"...etc, that really made me feel uncomfortable. Anyway, thanks PP, I feel better about going to see an RE. |
Anonymous
| OP here. I meant thanks to both PPs 12:29 and 12:37. |
Anonymous
| go see another RE! |
Anonymous
| To 12:45: do you know a good RE that you could recommend? |
Anonymous
| Don't reject Shady Grove because of a rude receptionist, mostly all of them are (everywhere, specially at medical offices....I wonder why?). I had a wonderful experince with Shady Grove and I think the majority of the staff there is very devoted and professional. My Dr. was Dr. Widra and I couln't recommmend him more. Try with them, you won't regret it. I was never asked all those questions, maybe the receptionist was having a bad day. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| No, I agree the reception staff at the DC Shady Grove office is just plain rude. They were huffy because we got our new patent forms off the website - as we were told to do when we made the appointment (!) - because not all the forms are on the website. WTF, how were we supposed to know that? Then the cashier got huffy because I don't know my co-pay for specialists - not that I was told that I would need to know that, either. |
Anonymous
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FWIW, I have a first appointment at the DC Shady Grove office next week, and their reception staff has been quite pleasant and helpful each time I call (and I've done so two or three times to talk about insurance and other questions). I would agree that every doctor's office will have some staff that are less than fun to deal with, but that's no reason to reject them out of hand.
I would guess that they are required to ask certain questions, such as who referred you and whether you were actively TTC. The married question seems a bit prejudicial, but the others sound pretty standard to me for a specialists' office. |
Anonymous
| OP here - I had no intention of rejecting Shady Grove based on the receptionist, I was more worried about them rejecting me after all the questioning and the fact that I haven't been TTC for long. Btw, I think I will go to Shady Grove DC, but I am also looking into Shady Grove Rockville. Does anyone have experience with Dr. Levy at Shady Grove Rockville? |
Anonymous
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OP -- sounds to me like most of the questions they were asking were related to insurance. Many insurance companies require that you receive a referral from your primary physician as well as meet other criteria (TTC for certain length of time, be married (we had to sent our insurance company a copy of our marriage certificate), etc) before even consulting with an RE. If you are planning on paying out of pocket, then you could just tell the receptionist so and you could probably skip most of those questions.
FWIW -- I found Shady Grove to be very helpful when it comes to dealing with insurance companies. They were very helpful with me in sending me a packet up front with all the required paperwork, in addition they worked with my PCP's office, since the person person in my PCP's office was totally clueless as to how to do the referral for my insurance company. I went to Shady Grove in Va, but have dealt with Dr. Levy on several occasions. He is wonderful and one of my favorite doctors there. |
Anonymous
| 1245 here - I LOVED Suheil Muasher http://www.mcfivf.com/ |
Anonymous
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OP, I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your questions, but if you do in fact have PCOS, I agree with you that clomid is not good. I have pcos and took metforim to control my insulin and it worked wonders!
Good luck |