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Blood test is fine; womb intact; what happens next?

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ChampagneTastes · 28/08/2014 14:09

I've been TTC DC2 for about 18 months. GP finally gave in a couple of months ago and did blood tests which came back fine, progesterone levels are good, another hormone (the one linked to menopause? I forget its name) was slightly higher than average but nothing to be concerned at apparently.

DH did a home fertility test from Boots which I'm assuming is reasonably reliable but the hospital is going to repeat just in case; the Boots one came out fine.

I've just been for a scan of my uterus which showed a small fibroid (which was present when I was pregnant with DS) but nothing else and certainly nothing to be worried about.

So where do I go from here? I understand that I may just be unlucky but I just want to be sure that there are no underlying issues. Have we looked at every option or is there more that could be checked?

I have never before been so annoyed at being in reasonable health!

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AttilaTheMeerkat · 28/08/2014 14:24

DH needs to be retested and he needs to do a sample in hospital; home fertility kits are not that reliable in any event.

Secondary subfertility is not uncommon at all.

Will GP refer you as a couple to a subfertility unit?. I would be asking for a referral, you need a diagnosis first and foremost.

You both need further investigation as to why conception is not readily happening. What hormone level came back as higher than normal, that should be further investigated. What blood tests were done and on what cycle day?.

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ChampagneTastes · 28/08/2014 14:45

Thanks Attila. We have finally been referred to a Fertility doctor who saw us (and put me forward for the scan) but she made it clear that she thought there was nothing to worry about and that if I was suffering from anything it was "anxiety". She did not make me feel better!

The letter she sent to my doctor essentially said that she would not be doing anything further until we'd been trying for at least two years. If I were to scrap together the money to go private would there be other things they could do?

To answer your questions: DH is in the process of arranging a sperm test. The blood tests were for progesterone and another hormone whose name I have completely forgotten! I shall google but I was assured by the GP that while the level was a little higher than the average it was miles below what it would be if I, for example, was menopausal.

Thanks for responding.

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