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Fertility referral

Hi everyone, so my husband and I took a year to conceive our first, its been a year ttc no2 so doctor did my 21 day blood draw and my progesterone came back 6.5. My lh levels low too. My husbands semen analysis was fine so were just waiting for our referral. From being referred how long did you wait. Also what happened thanks x

2 Answers • 9 years ago


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I am just finishing up my monitored cycle at the fertility clinic so my experience is pretty fresh in my mind if you want to chat. Your wait time will likely vary depending where you live. I'm in Canada and from the time my Dr sent my referral it took 2 weeks for the triage nurse to review my file, assign me a doctor and call me to book the appointment. From there is was about 7 weeks until my first appointment. I got lucky and I started my period about 2 days after that so I was able to start my monitored cycle almost straight away. Basically with your monitored cycle you go in for CD3 blood work and internal ultrasound. I also did fasting blood work on CD5 and a sucrose blood work test on CD7 so the Dr could take a look at my insulin levels. Then I went back on CD10 and CD12 for a small blood draw and more internal ultrasounds. They want to monitor you every few days to see the development of your follicles and the thickness of your uterine lining. I ovulated on CD13.

9 years ago


On CD16 I went back for another blood draw where they test your progesterone levels as a way of confirming ovulation. Oh I forgot to include I also went in for a sonohystogram which is where they insert a catheter into your cervix/uterus and gently flush you with saline. They use the ultrasound machine at the same time so they can watch the flow of saline fill your uterus and Fallopian tubes. This is how they check for blockages or problems with the tubes as well as any fibroid or problems in the uterus. Some women find this uncomfortable but I didn't have any discomfort, just some very mild cramping afterwords for about 15 mins. I meet back with my Dr in a couple weeks to go over all the results. Since you have already started with some tests you might get to skip over some of the other tests and explore the LH and progesterone numbers further.

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