Dr weidra at shady grove

Anonymous wrote:Definitely an RE, not another OB. It feels like a big step, but they're really the ones that know what to test for and how to correctly interpret the results. Also you want a semen analysis, not just bloodwork for you.

This. OB’s are experts on the end of a pregnancy, RE’s are experts about the beginning of pregnancies. Don’t look to your OB for advice about getting pregnant, and don’t look to an RE for advice about childbirth. Find an RE.

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely an RE, not another OB. It feels like a big step, but they're really the ones that know what to test for and how to correctly interpret the results. Also you want a semen analysis, not just bloodwork for you.

Chiming into add that seeing an RE is important. Not just for bloodwork, which is important, but to check your tubes an obstruction, check for scar tissue, uterine lining etc. And to check your husband’s sample for count, motility, et al. Wishing you much luck and success!

Also adding that I rec Columbia Fertility, especially Preston Sacks.

Anonymous wrote:Definitely an RE, not another OB. It feels like a big step, but they're really the ones that know what to test for and how to correctly interpret the results. Also you want a semen analysis, not just bloodwork for you.

Chiming into add that seeing an RE is important. Not just for bloodwork, which is important, but to check your tubes an obstruction, check for scar tissue, uterine lining etc. And to check your husband’s sample for count, motility, et al. Wishing you much luck and success!

Definitely an RE, not another OB. It feels like a big step, but they're really the ones that know what to test for and how to correctly interpret the results. Also you want a semen analysis, not just bloodwork for you.

This was me, but it ended up being my husband’s sperm. Make sure to at least have that tested—our RE did had it done.

I agree with going to an RE for a fertility work up. Both you and your partner.
I went through this some years ago, I was 34. Right after coming off the BCP to try to conceive, I lost a fair bit of weight, which made my period irregular - no previous history of that. My OB (at GW MFA, but has since moved away) had us see an RE for the bloodwork/ baseline fertility work up. She said that if I were not interested in conceiving a child, the next step would have been for me to see an endocrinologist.

Everything looked normal, so the irregular periods were dubbed “idiopathic”. I didn’t feel ready to jump to fertility treatments, and my OB was supportive of that. She suggested I try to gain some weight in a healthy manner and also to consider acupuncture. So I ate a lot of protein & high fat foods for a couple of months, and gained some weight, which was enough for my periods to return to normal. I’ve since had two healthy children. Good luck!

PP from 21:43 back with another thought. Irregular cycles? Were you checked for PCOS?

See a reproductive endocrinologist. I went to Shady Grove fertility. There are a lot out there. Pick a convenient place.

Go straight to an RE. Don’t waste time with an OBGYN.

Where are you going now? I would reach out to Dr. Pardo at Foxhall. She is excellent -- very thorough and thoughtful. At 36, 6 months is long enough.

^ also, who is your current obgyn?

I would go to an RE as the bloodwork and follow up consult may give you more visibility.

I'm 36 and have been trying for 6 months with no success (using multiple methods to track ovulation). My periods have always been a bit irregular (large cycle variation) but my current obgyn is a bit dismissive and thinks no further bloodwork is needed and we should keep trying for now...She thinks the irregularity is due to a thyroid issue I was diagnosed with, but I've been on meds for a year and my thyroid levels are now normal according to the endo.

Does anyone have recommendations for an obgyn in the DC area that would be helpful to see? I'm not quite ready to go straight to a RE yet and want a consult with an obgyn to make sure bloodwork etc looks ok.