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Doctor wont help us and my wife is so upset, please help!

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LovingHusband · 26/03/2013 19:15

My wife and I have been trying for a baby for over 12 months. We began to get concerned something is wrong so we went to see the doctors.

She came back from the doctors today after receiving her blood test for hormones and she was crying saying the doctor said everything seems fine, except for her Progesterone levels was "a little off". I feel terrible and cant see her in this much heartache.

Note: I also went to see my doctor before she got the results back and he said I could not take any tests because she has to be referred to a fertility clinic?

If anyone can help me and my wife I would be eternally grateful to you.

Many thanks,

Loving Husband

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MewlingQuim · 26/03/2013 19:59

What age is your wife? I think NIHCE guidelines say if she is over 30 and you have been ttc for more than a year then she should be referred to a fertility consultant ( GP did not do this and we were not referred until I was 36 Angry.

Hormone levels are dependent on the day of her menstrual cycle, so if she has irregular cycles or has miscounted her days then is could affect results. She should not panic at a single test result. Get referred and checked out properly.

Good luck op.

Welovegrapes · 26/03/2013 19:56

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CharmingCats · 26/03/2013 19:35

Hello,

I can't offer specific advice, but can say that you have some to the right place. Thre are lots of women with lots of experience of this type of thing (sadly, in some ways). I've encouraged some thread buddies to post, hopefully they'll be along in a bit.
I'm not sure about you not being able to have tests unless your wife has been referred. That doesn't sound right to me. Could you go and see a different GP at your practice together? Perhaps someone with a better bedside manner who would actually explain about the progesterone levels and the options?
There are a couple of books that I have found very helpful:
'taking charge of your fertility' by Toni Weschler
'the impatient woman's guide to getting pregnant'

Sorry if you already have these, but I don't know how your wife has been monitoring her cycles, of at all. This can reveal some helpful information.

Best of luck. Some other ttcers will be along with more.

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