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Dollymix14 · 08/08/2014 00:43

Hey all, I'm fairly new to this so please bare with :-)
So here's my story - I would love all advise whether positive or negative, it's all helpful to me!
So I am currently 21 - I have been with my partner for 4 years now (he's 24), very healthy and stable relationship, live together and couldn't be happier bar one thing.. throughout our whole relationship, as stupid as it sounds we've never used contraception.. And just as well because it turns out I've never become pregnant! When I bring the subject up to go and see if we can get it checked I feel like the situation is pushed to one side and get told there is no rush to be seen by (I am not looking to become pregnant yet, I am just wanting to be checked out to find out what the problem is here as there quite obviously is one, being able to have children in the future is a very, very big thing for me) I feel that maybe being the female the importance of the situation is at a much more higher level, and because of this I feel as though I should go alone to the doctors to find out some information although I feel as that I would be quite embarrassed to explain to my doctor that I have been having unprotected sex (oops) throughout our whole relationship and won't be taken seriously because I'm not that old.. any suggestions/advice or thoughts from people would be lovely, thank you :-)

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chloechloe · 08/08/2014 07:45

Hi there. Even if you are not looking to TTC, I would definitely go and get checked out as there clearly is an issue. It could be one that can be fixed really easily, or it could mean that you will have trouble TTC. It's better to know from outset so you can plan accordingly. How would you feel if you waited until you were ready, only for it to to take 1, 2, 3 + years to get pregnant?

Also bear in mind that if you do need assistance, in some areas you need to have been actively TTC for 2-3 years before they will put you on the NHS waiting list for IVF etc. Secondly, this isn't just about fertility. It could throw up other issues. For instance my fertility problems are linked to hypothyroidism (which is easy to treat but is important to manage with meds) and also PCOS (which puts me at higher risk of diabetes).

I don't mean to scare you, but it's important to address these things. Like I said, in many cases there is an easy fix. Hope that helps.

puddymuddles · 08/08/2014 23:40

The problem could be with your partner - he may have low sperm count. Definitely get it checked and yourself too.

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