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I did the EXACT same, I said I need to see a doctor to see why I’m not concieving I want some blood tests done. And I got my appointment & turns out I had an under active thyroid xx
I was trying for 7/8 months same as you and now I’m on levothyroxine so I would 1000% recommend just being honest and say why you want an appointment etc etc xx
I had a baby in February so I said I know I can get pregnant and conceive naturally so I don’t get why it’s not happend yet
Thank you ladies!! Sorry I forgot to mention an important point - we do have a child already who is almost 4, so I guess that’s why I feel a bit more embarrassed when some people don’t even have one…
Yeah the doctor said that I wouldn’t have IVF on nhs cause I already have a baby! BUT defo go on ask! Do u want to DM? We can talk in private if you want. Xx
Defo say you’ve been trying for a year. They won’t even consider you otherwise.
You shouldn't have to say you've been trying for a year as NHS guidelines say 6 months if you're 35 Just say to the receptionist you would like an appointment to discuss your fertility. They're not medically trained, they have triage questions they need to ask to see if you need an urgent appointment today, but you don't, so they'll just book it in.
It really depends on location. If you’re in London, you have little chance of a referral under 1 year of trying or if either of your bmi-s are even just slightly over. You don’t need to explain these to the receptionist of course but I would be prepared for these questions from the gp. Also a referral in London currently gets you seen in 6-9 months.. you may be lucky and live somewhere else 🤞🏻
Just be honest, say you have been trying and you're getting concerned. There's a wait usually for any fertility appointments anyway so it would likely be a few months until that even happened. When I went we'd been trying 1 year or so and I went concerned of early menopause as my mum and her mum went through it. The GP took blood tests then referred me to fertility clinic. It was about 3 months for an appointment and it was all tests with another 6 months later. Little did I know I'd fallen pregnant naturally at that 6m appointment 🫣 To the receptionist just say you'd like to book an appt, you don't have to disclose why or say you've some concerns about your fertility if they question it and you feel comfortable.
Sharing my experience in case it helps. At 35 I was encouraged by a friend to arrange an appt with GP to say I’d been trying for a year with no luck. In all honesty we’d been actively trying around 6 months, but in the back of my mind I’d been off contraceptives for years, just leaving things to chance. Was seen by GP and then immediately referred to a local fertility clinic. I had a very thorough check - did bloods for everything that I could do at my GP, I also had an internal scan to check egg reserve and to check my tubes weren’t blocked (not pleasant). My partner had his sperm motility and count checked at same appointments for convenience. We didn’t qualify for a round of IVF on NHS as he has a son from a previous relationship. They did advise us on options at every step, did video consultations etc. obviously this could be different depending on the fertility clinic you’re referred to - but they really did look after us. Hope it helps x
@Manon thanks so much that’s really helpful ❤️
Could you tell a white lie and say you’ve been trying for over a year (unless that’s not possible with contraception)?