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Re: infertilityFrom: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 19 Sep 2002 12:27:33 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 19 Sep 2002, karen wrote: > >I'm 37 years old and have been trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant for >the last 2 years. I have 3 healthy kids by my first husband. My 2nd, >aged 38, has none. He smokes 20-30 cigarettes daily,and drives 9-13 >hours daily in his job. For the past 18 months I've been producing >breast milk.....colostrum......from my left breast, and my once-regular >periods..of 28 days..have become irregular. They are now 21-32 days >apart, but last 4 days.My husband has had a sperm test,which revealed a >slightly lw count. e had 4 previous partners,but non had kids by him. >All had kids by other men, and all healthy. My Gp fefuses to refer us >for specialist treatment due to my age. Please help. I'm desperate!!! Karen, get a new GP. I have never heard of being refused a referral to a fertility specialist because of being 37 years old. This is when fertility begins to decline at a faster rate, so logically this is when women BEGIN to see a fertility specialist. Keep in mind that your insurance plan might not pay for fertility treatments, however. At the very least, your GP should allow a referral to a gynecologist! My advice is to either get a new GP or complain very loudly to your state legislators, insurance company, insurance regulators and consumer agencies. In my state (Massachusetts) there is now a law stipulating that women cannot be denied a referral for an annual exam by a gynecologist. In fact, they don't need to get the referral now. Any follow up treatment necessary based on the outcome of that exam MUST be supplied by the gynecologist without a referral from the GP.
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