Advice needed on infertility testing

[Anonymous]

Just starting down the road of testing after TTC for some time. My ob/gyn gave me the option of ordering the CD3, HSG, progesterone tests. Testing or referring out to a fertility clinic. Does it make a difference where you do the testing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just starting down the road of testing after TTC for some time. My ob/gyn gave me the option of ordering the CD3, HSG, progesterone tests. Testing or referring out to a fertility clinic. Does it make a difference where you do the testing?

It absolutely does. A fertility clinic specializes in infertility. I would not recommend sticking with your OB for these tests and the follow up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just starting down the road of testing after TTC for some time. My ob/gyn gave me the option of ordering the CD3, HSG, progesterone tests. Testing or referring out to a fertility clinic. Does it make a difference where you do the testing?

It absolutely does. A fertility clinic specializes in infertility. I would not recommend sticking with your OB for these tests and the follow up.

Completely agree!

[Anonymous]

Yes, go to a fertility practice / registered endocrinologist. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Agree with all of the above. Have the testing done with a reproductive endocrinology practice. I've heard horror stories of blood tests being run at the wrong time of the cycle and easy/very obvious issues being missed as a result.

[Anonymous]

I'm one of those stories. Misdiagnosed because my ob took my blood at the wrong time.

[Anonymous]

I would say do not just go to the place your Gyn recommends though for an RE. I was so new to the RE world that I just took her recommendation and honestly had a bad experience because I ended up doing some cycles with that practice. Definitely do some independent research.

[Anonymous]

OBs manage pregnancy. REs work and getting you pregnant. Don’t waste time at the OB. Go straight to an RE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say do not just go to the place your Gyn recommends though for an RE. I was so new to the RE world that I just took her recommendation and honestly had a bad experience because I ended up doing some cycles with that practice. Definitely do some independent research.

This +1000. My advice is to get consults with multiple clinics at the start, if your insurance will cover it. Meet the doctors, meet the nurses, ask how monitoring works, and pick based on what will fit into your life the best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say do not just go to the place your Gyn recommends though for an RE. I was so new to the RE world that I just took her recommendation and honestly had a bad experience because I ended up doing some cycles with that practice. Definitely do some independent research.

This +1000. My advice is to get consults with multiple clinics at the start, if your insurance will cover it. Meet the doctors, meet the nurses, ask how monitoring works, and pick based on what will fit into your life the best.

I am very much a newbie to all this. My OB did not recommend a particular RE. What do you mean by monitoring? How would you know if your insurance cover multiple meet and greet info visits? I have BCBS Fed and will be switching outside of Fed network next year.

Also if i do this testing now through OB, will insurance not cover it with RE if they need to re-test?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say do not just go to the place your Gyn recommends though for an RE. I was so new to the RE world that I just took her recommendation and honestly had a bad experience because I ended up doing some cycles with that practice. Definitely do some independent research.

This +1000. My advice is to get consults with multiple clinics at the start, if your insurance will cover it. Meet the doctors, meet the nurses, ask how monitoring works, and pick based on what will fit into your life the best.

I am very much a newbie to all this. My OB did not recommend a particular RE. What do you mean by monitoring? How would you know if your insurance cover multiple meet and greet info visits? I have BCBS Fed and will be switching outside of Fed network next year.

Also if i do this testing now through OB, will insurance not cover it with RE if they need to re-test?

Not PP, but generally diagnostic testing is covered ... in terms of multiple consults, those are normally covered since it's an office visit. What insurance will you have next year? If in MD, plans cover IVF!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say do not just go to the place your Gyn recommends though for an RE. I was so new to the RE world that I just took her recommendation and honestly had a bad experience because I ended up doing some cycles with that practice. Definitely do some independent research.

This +1000. My advice is to get consults with multiple clinics at the start, if your insurance will cover it. Meet the doctors, meet the nurses, ask how monitoring works, and pick based on what will fit into your life the best.

I am very much a newbie to all this. My OB did not recommend a particular RE. What do you mean by monitoring? How would you know if your insurance cover multiple meet and greet info visits? I have BCBS Fed and will be switching outside of Fed network next year.

Also if i do this testing now through OB, will insurance not cover it with RE if they need to re-test?

Not PP, but generally diagnostic testing is covered ... in terms of multiple consults, those are normally covered since it's an office visit. What insurance will you have next year? If in MD, plans cover IVF!

Yes, switching to insurance that covers IVF but only under the MD mandate - so 2 years of infertility dx. Figure better get teati g done soi er rather than later!

[Anonymous]

I’m going to offer a dissenting opinion... I did thyroid testing with my Ob and then couldn’t get into an RE for 8-10 weeks (scheduled two different consults). During those weeks I went ahead and got HSG done - the results could be shared with RE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m going to offer a dissenting opinion... I did thyroid testing with my Ob and then couldn’t get into an RE for 8-10 weeks (scheduled two different consults). During those weeks I went ahead and got HSG done - the results could be shared with RE.

This. Your OB isn’t going to be the one interpreting the HSG anyways - the radiologist will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OBs manage pregnancy. REs work and getting you pregnant. Don’t waste time at the OB. Go straight to an RE!

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