Re: productive Endocrinologist vs. regular ob/gyn
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 19:53:45 -0600 (CST)
I recommended that because you are 38 and don't have a lot of time to
fool around.
At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Spela wrote:
>
>I'm looking for a new gynecologist. Dr Braun recommended to pick a
>ReproductiveEndocrinologist.
>
>But, REs treat infertility. I don't know yet whether I'm infertile.
>We're still in the pre-conception phase, trying to get all the
>immunizations and other stuff ready.
>
>Now, suppose everything goes fine and I end up pregnant without
>problems. Would an RE see me through pregnancy? Or would they tell me
>to find an obstetritian?
>
>Wouldn't it make more sense to find a good ob/gyn, and then get referred
>to an RE if things don't work out in a few months?
>
>At Sun, 10 Feb 2002, M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG wrote:
>>
>>At Sat, 9 Feb 2002, Spela wrote:
>>>
>>>>>How do I decide? What questions should I ask?
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm 38, no children, want to have one in the near future.
>>>>
>>>>Pick a Reproductive Endocrinologist.
>>>
>>>I checked the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility web
>>>site (http://www.socrei.org/) -- they have a search engine, so I checked
>>>it and it seems that the closes Reproductive Endocrinologist is 45
>>>minutes driving from my house.
>>>
>>>Shouldn't I pick someone closer?
>>
>>that is not very far at all, depending on where you live. The closest
>>RE to here is over an hour away
>>
>>>The questions that I really want to ask are:
>>>- are you going to care about me, or are you going to treat me as a
>>>number?
>>>- are you going to take time for me?
>>>- are you thorough and will think about everything that might be
>>>relevant without me having to specifically ask for it?
>>>- are you open-minded?
>>>-...
>>>and of course:
>>>- are you knowledgeable?
>>>
>>>But if I asked them such direct questions, won't they just answer what I
>>>want to hear instead of what is true?
>>
>>maybe instead of saying "are you" ask "how are you"
--
R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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