Steps to pregnancy

[Daisy63]

Hi everyone

Has anyone on here struggled in the first six months to get pregnant, if so, do I see my gp first or go straight to my gynaecologist.

I’m due to see the gynaecologist surgeon in a months time and wondered what they can do to help? Do they give you pills to help or is surgery the only option?

Thanks in advance for your help

[Rehanat]

Hey- it really depends on what the issue is, generally with endo they will refer you to a fertility clinic and take it from there. Have u had a lap already? It took me 2.5 yrs to conceive and am now trying again but been 2yrs again.... just waiting!

[Daisy63 in reply to Rehanat]

Hi, yeah I had a lap last year to diagnose me and they said my womb etc looked fine but with endo I guess you never know do you! Fingers crossed it happens for you soon x

[Rehanat in reply to Daisy63]

So my consultant told me generally the first year after lap is good for conceiving and if not then fertility clinic for ivf- I did try ivf last time and it didn’t work so this time Im trying to be more relaxed about it

[Daisy63 in reply to Rehanat]

I’m learning it’s easy to get stressed about it, I was a week late and never late and convinced I was pregnant ... but wasn’t. It sounds like it’s best for me to chat to my consultant in the next few weeks then.... thank you

[Annoot]

When I struggled to get pregnant the first year the doctors found out because I had endometriosis thier first suggestion is to take pills for few months to sort it out

[StefaniaJW]

It depends. They might do an ultrasound to check for cysts, tell you to do an MRI, discuss surgery or birth control depending on what comes up with these tests.

I have recently seen a post by a famous endo surgeon where a patient underwent thorough excision with him after being told by her previous gynaecologist she only had 50% chance of conceiving via IVF. She conceived naturally 2 or 3 months after excision and her pregnancy was progressing well.

What I want to say with this story is not to worry and always seek an excellent surgeon if you need to undergo surgery and want to optimize your chances of conceiving

[Daisy63 in reply to StefaniaJW]

Thank you that’s really helpful. I have a good surgeon, I only saw him once and he straight away wanted to do a lap, I’m seeing him again in a few weeks so il talk to him. I’m so glad I came on here now you’ve all made me feel better x

[StefaniaJW in reply to Daisy63]

Can I email you?

[Daisy63 in reply to StefaniaJW]

Yes Iv sent you a message x

[StefaniaJW in reply to Daisy63]

I've emailed you