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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Obese about to make appt with GP

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Lalala1985 · 23/07/2021 12:53

So I'm 35 and we've been trying 6 months and no sign of a BFP. My bmi is 37 which I know is too high, I am losing it slowly, as fearful of losing it too fast as the only time I've lost enough to be a healthy weight my periods stopped altogether. Currently my periods are fairly regular 27-29 days, but I just want things checked ( for me and DH). I'm just curious as to what usually gets checked if you are obese or if they just send you away and tell you to lose weight?

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TheDaydreamBelievers · 24/07/2021 00:45

@Lalala1985 that's the fertility clinic. If you can afford it, I'd go private. Around £600 for all tests for both partners

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Lalala1985 · 23/07/2021 14:59

Does the GP do sperm analysis or is that done through the fertility clinic as well?

I'm not feeling super concerned about progesterone/estrogen/LH/FSH/ thyroid as I have these checked regularly anyway - they were normal less than a month ago, and my endocrinologist is confident that this shouldn't be stopping me getting pregnant.

Hoping to get AMH, sperm analysis and possibly hycosy now but if that's going to take a year, and need to be under 30 bmi then I might go private directly and skip the GP appt as I don't want to waste time at my age.

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Ronnii · 23/07/2021 13:25

I agree with daydream, pretty much what I would say. Bloods checked on day 3 to check hormones, at my request as GP had no idea. Then day 21 to check you have ovulated.

It's good you have regular cycles, I didn't have that so not sure what would be next for you, but keep losing the weight. IVF in my area had to have BMI under 30.

TheDaydreamBelievers · 23/07/2021 13:17

The GP will initially do blood tests (should be done at specific cycle days - I think day 3 and day 21? many GPs do not seem to know this, dont let them just test at random!) and also should refer to the fertility assessment clinic BUT not most healthboards wont offer fertility interventions for anyone of BMI>30; so you would be best placed to keep losing weight whilst waiting on the appointment (varies by area but wait can be up to a year).

Wishing you all the best