Advice - fertility referral & miscarriage

[Gamechanger2019]

Hi everyone

Looking for peoples thoughts and experience.

I appreciate fertility referrals dependent on post code etc but...

My husband and I have been trying for 2 years, and in that time we’ve had one miscarriage at 7 weeks. I’ve had basic blood tests but nothing more and I’ve been advised my ‘2 year’ to be referred starts from when I had my miscarriage which was Jan 21.

Does this sound right to people?

I haven’t had a successful pregnancy and in two years who knows what my egg reserve etc will be like.

Thoughts? Am I being fobbed off here?

It’ll be because you fell pregnancy naturally. So whilst sadly if ended miscarriage, it worked.

Sorry for your loss.

hi @Gamechanger2019
I believe the rule is under 35 1year TTC over 35 6months TTC. Not sure how this postcode lottery works.

Sorry for your loss. My early miscarriage of a natural pregnancy was never taken into account in respect of timings of referral to clinic or being put on the waiting list. I would query what you’ve been told.

@PinkCookie11 I get I got pregnant but it was after 18 months and wasn’t successful - surely it’s got to be a viable pregnancy which sadly mine was not.

@got2be good shout I’ll investigate because I’m over 35

@kikisparks good to know I’m just struggling to know who I can escalate to but I’ll keep researching locally.

@Gamechanger2019

its definitely 6months then.
added a link that could be useful. I'd make another appointment at GP and ask for referral if your not listened to again, complain to surgery manager.

www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/trying-for-a-baby/trying-to-get-pregnant/

Yeah that's bollocks. They can also escalate sooner if clear signs of atypicality - for example I have been TTC for one year, conceived in Sept 2020 but miscarried at 12 weeks and they are still referring me because I'm clearly not ovulating.

@TheDaydreamBelievers issue is I’ve had basic bloods on day 18/21 and they think I am ovulating. Have you had those tests done? I think I’m just going to have to wait to see what my Husbands tests bring back and go from there

@Gamechanger2019 yes, I've had the basic hormones etc and thyroid, blood sugar, androgens and all annoyingly normal.

My current (self imposed) step is to lose some weight and take myo inisotol.

If you are having "normal" cycles then in my healthboard its 6mo TTC if over 35yrs and 1yr TTC if under, before referral to fertility