So my husband and i are trying...well, I started to see a new obgyn the past 4 months. The test results and things he is telling me are making me to think i can't conceive a baby! Everytime I came back from the Dr. I was very depressed. What should I do?? Do I really have a much lower chance to get pregnant? Help!
2007-03-27 05:59:30 · 13 answers · asked by HalloweenBB 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
At the very beginning, i had my blood tested for all kinds hormone. Maybe 3 / 4 times??
Dr. found that I have PSCOS, so I am on meteformine for 2 months. Than he gave me clomid. When I went back on day 21 for following up, my blood test (another one!) showed that my progesterone is 0.7 on day 21! That's low and the Dr. said I am not ovulating and there for no matter how hard i tried, i won't be preganant! So I am on another round of clomid (up to 100mg) and hoping I'll react to it.
My OBGYN said if i am not reacting to it this time, he is sending me to specialist! Man, that's depressing! I m already drugged up and still not working.
2007-03-27 06:23:48 · update #1
Always get a second opinion..........
2007-03-27 06:02:07 · answer #1 · answered by TS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may not be an option for you, but I thought I would throw it out there just in case. Through charting my temps, I found that I was not ovulating at all and was diagnosed with PCOS. I was put on Metformin which only made me ovulate once so the doctor recommended seeing an infertility specialist to prescribe Clomid. Having read about the side effects of Clomid, and having no guarantees it would work, I decided to go a different route first, with acupuncture, thinking what could it hurt?
After three months of acupuncture treatment, I ovulated and became pregnant. Unfortunately I miscarried, but got pregnant again two and half months later and so far this pregnancy has been going well. This was all very surprising to me as I had been trying for over a year and had only ovulated once in that time. Acupuncture has been a very successful treatment for my PCOS, although I do still take the metformin as well. I know quite a few women who have also had success ovulating/getting pregnant with acupuncture.
If it sounds like something you might be interested in, try getting the book The Infertility Cure by Randine Lewis. In my case, acupuncture was a lot less expensive than infertility treatments and the side effects were positive rather than negative. Just an idea! :)
2007-03-27 07:33:28 · answer #2 · answered by aaustin74 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well sweetie, you didn't share with us why the docs are telling you that you cannot conceive a baby. Some people are not able to, and that is just a fact. I am sorry to say this, as I am one of those people. My husband and I have been pregnant 4 times and lost all 4 babies at 7 1/2 weeks. We have been to doc after doc and all of them tell us the same thing. "Well, the test results say you should be able to have a successful pregnancy, but the fact that you have had 4 miscarriages tells us that you will not have children naturally." We quit spending money on docs that didn't know what they were telling us anyway, and put it towards the adoption of a little girl who is now 6 months. We were able to get to the hospital when she was 22 hours old.
By the way the other thing they all wanted us to do was to go on birth control so that we do not get pregnant so that we do not have to experience any more miscarriages....I don't think so. I haven't given up hope yet!
2007-03-27 06:06:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your OBGYN is making you depressed because your issues are not in his field of specialty, so he is basically making some educated guesses. He is exactly right to refer you to a specialist. A reproductive endocrinologist will be much more adept at determining what your issues are and solving the problem.
Yes, it sucks when you find out you have fertility issues. But getting the right help and being treated the right way is the first step to getting pregnant. You will get so many more answers from an RE, and you will start to feel less depressed when you have a real plan of action that has worked for many others in your situation.
Best of luck!
2007-03-27 17:41:41 · answer #4 · answered by MissM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For something like this, I'd suggest getting at least THREE opinions. You want a variety of doctors so they can offer you different options if there is a problem. I can't tell you whether you have a lower chance to get pregnant, because I know nothing about you. But get other opinions from different docs and don't lose hope. Best of luck to you.
2007-03-27 06:06:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes 6-8 months to conceive.. even if you are a completely healthy couple. What kind of tests are you getting? If he has actual medical proof that you are infertile then yes, that is depressing- but if it's just a matter of him having negitive pregnancy tests then there isn't much more he can do.
If you don't like the doctor- switch.. you don't want him handling your pregnancy if you don't like him.. why delay the switch?
2007-03-27 06:05:47 · answer #6 · answered by iampatsajak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a hard time getting pregnant from being on birth control for so long, it eventually happened (3 yrs). We did not get testing because of the cost and my Dr. beleived there was nothing wrong just give it time, we were just going to begin testing when I got pregnant. My husband had also switched from Jockey underware to boxers, it supposedly is better for their sperm, not sure if that is why we got pregnant or not. I would seek a second opinion and have they even tested your husband to see if it could be him. Try not to get to down and good luck.
2007-03-27 06:07:29 · answer #7 · answered by Miss Coffee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
long before i got married or before i even thought of having kids, i went to the dr because of some spotting and so she did some tests. all i remember was she said, "you are infertile" and i burst into tears. a few years later, i went to another dr and this one said "you won't be able to conceive, there are too many complications". i broke down in tears again. i didn't even want a baby at that time. but i never went back. than two years ago i got married and my hubby and i tried for a baby. and i couldn't conceive. so we went to another dr and he was the best. he said "of course you can become pregnant, you just need a little help". i am on my third cycle of clomid but i feel good... i know there is a chance. if ur dr is making u feel bad, just go and find another dr who won't make u feel depressed otherwise u just won't have any luck.
btw, i also have pcos. i started with metformin, than 50mg of clomid, than 100mg of clomid and this time 100mg clomid + iui. if it doesn't work, he will increase the dosage and we will keep on trying till we get our little miracle.
baby dust to you
2007-03-27 06:35:46 · answer #8 · answered by luba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This isn't healthy. You shouldn't stress about getting pregnant. And always get a second opinion. There are many drugs that can help you try to get pregnant. Have you had test taken? It could be your husband!!
2007-03-27 06:06:08 · answer #9 · answered by Chelle F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would run from that doctor! It is totally withing your rights to get a second opinion. i've known people with PCOS to get pregnant naturally, so there is hope for everyone!
2007-03-27 06:09:46 · answer #10 · answered by Terrible Threes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend you find another doctor and read the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility by toni Weschler. It helped me immensely.
2007-03-27 06:05:34 · answer #11 · answered by Jessica J 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋