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Re: Trying out a new doctor, any advice?
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 19 Jul 2001 21:13:05 +0200
Hi Muriel,
You should have several things if you want to get pregnant.
1: Hormone tests.
2: Tubal patency check
3: Husband examination
4: Ultrasound exam
For your info
Sam (Ob/Gyn,RE)
> Hi,
>
> This is my first time writing to this mailing list so forgive me if I am
> bringing up a topic that may have already been hammered into the ground. I
> am 21 years old, married. I have been TTC for two years now, and I finally
> went to a OB/GYN six months ago and asked him what was wrong. He was very
> vague and told me that I have elevated levels of estrogen because I am
> overweight, and that fat cells tend to soak up estrogen which causes
> infertility. He says this, of course, after having taken zero tests. He put
> me on progesterone to induce a period, and then clomid.
>
> Not long after that I read about PCOS and called the doctor back angrilly
> asking him if he knew anything about it, with which he replied "Yes, I
> suspected you have PCO". He told me to set up another appointment, which i
> did, and which he offered me no advice, and took no tests once again. I
> asked him about Glucophage and he precribed it to me as well as another low
> dose of clomid (50mg, 7 days), while warning me that there is a high chance
> of twins. Funny that, a high chance of twins for someone who apparantly
> cannot have any kids.
>
> Now after a few weeks of Gluco and no positive effects, as well as no
> pregnancy, I FINALLY decided that this doctor was a moron, and I better find
> someone new before I throw away another thousand bucks (insurance refuses to
> help, which I'm sure many of you suffer with money along with me).
>
> So here I am, shopping around. In this small town Wisconsin nobody seems to
> know anything about PCOS, let alone actually diagnosing it properlly. I just
> threw my hands up in the air today and got an appointment with another small
> town OB/GYN. This time I specifically asked for a "progesterone test" (I
> heard that this is how you diagnose pcos, am I wrong?) and for insulin tests
> in reference to pcos. Is there anything else I should bring up on my Aug 13
> appointment? What questions should I ask and what tests should I ask for?
>
> Thank you all in advance, your shared positive and negative experiences
> surely help hundreds of women.
>
> Muriel
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