[Sams79]

Hi all - so, after trying 2 months of meds & testing with my regular obgyn over the last few months, we've decided to stop all meds until we meet with the RE which happens Nov. 4th... If anyone could pass on any info or suggestions on what helped them for this first appointment, I would greatly appreciate it. I've read tons of books & heard things here/there but I would really appreciate any do's/dont's for this first appt - I'm pretty nervous & still am not too clear on what happens at the FIRST appt... myhusband is planning on coming with me... is it an exam? just talking/history? i'm bringing all my bloodwork/test results (hsg), charting, as well as my husband's results...

[charlie'smom]

Originally Posted by Sams79

Hi all - so, after trying 2 months of meds & testing with my regular obgyn over the last few months, we've decided to stop all meds until we meet with the RE which happens Nov. 4th... If anyone could pass on any info or suggestions on what helped them for this first appointment, I would greatly appreciate it. I've read tons of books & heard things here/there but I would really appreciate any do's/dont's for this first appt - I'm pretty nervous & still am not too clear on what happens at the FIRST appt... myhusband is planning on coming with me... is it an exam? just talking/history? i'm bringing all my bloodwork/test results (hsg), charting, as well as my husband's results...

When I had my first appointment with my RE, I did have an exam because as it turns out my appointment happened to be on CD1, and she wanted to see what my baseline looked like.

She went over all of my medical history, asked me questions about my cycles, and then did the exam. She sent me for a whole bunch of bloodwork, (hormone levels, metabolic screens, full PCOS workup, urine cortisol, etc) and then that same appointment we set up the HSG procedure. Then a month after that, we went for a followup for her to discuss what the course of action was going to be, and then the next month we got started with the injectables.

Hope that helps a bit!