TTC with suspected PCOS

[NLO94x]

Hey! 💛
I'm in UK and been TTC for over a year, it is hell!!! I've had doctors appointments, scans and blood tests and everything seems to be coming back to PCOS, I have most of the symptoms so it wasn't a surprise! I'm currently on the waiting list for a gynaecologist but have no idea how long I'm going to be waiting, is anyone in a similar position and if so how long did you have to wait? 💛

@lottieb92 I've heard people say that, I'm guessing they'll suggest having that done when I go on Friday! Sending you baby dust 🤞🏼x

@NLO94x good luck at your appointment today! Let us know what they say in terms of next steps for you, hope whatever the next step is is speedy 🙏🏻

Letrozole has been fine for me actually! The Northisterone to induce my period made me into a crazy person, poor husband, so I was glad when ten days of that finished! If I ovulate, that is supposed to happen next week and will then find out for sure at my day 21 progesterone blood test, so we shall see! More waiting… ⏰

@sl7uk Oh no, he will have to deal with mood swings!! :) fingers crossed for you I hope it has worked!

I've just had my appointment and they basically said due to my boyfriends count and me not ovulating regularly the only route really is IVF, so they are going to refer us. I was kind of expecting it but still cried when he said it I think reality hit hearing out loud! So my boyfriend is to redo his tests in about 4 weeks then depending on the result they will put the referral in xx

@NLO94x 4 weeks? How long has it been ? As your supposed to wait 3 months between semen tests

Also how low is his count ? My dh also has a low count but we were still prescribed ovulation induction to try before ivf as i don't ovulate on my own either . We managed to get pregnant but it didn't stick.

@KosmicK He had his first text done at the beginning of April so it will be 4 months by the time he has second one done. His count was 2 million, I did ask the question if I can try ovulation medication but he said at this point it wouldn't help our situation and IVF is our best option

Hi @NLO94x ,

Sorry to hear you're having to go straight to IVF. I am curious that they haven't even offered you the option of trying ovulation induction with IUI if you really didn't want to start with IVF? Maybe something to ask about.

We're just on the TWW of our 4th cycle of letrozole. I had extra monitoring this time as they think I ovulated too early on 2nd cycle and no ovulation at all on 3rd cycle, so had extra scans and also had an HCG trigger shot to ensure ovulation occurred.

We have also had an appointment to discuss the possibility of IVF. I feel very torn because part of me feels like that is where we are going to end up, but another part of me would really like a "more natural" conception (sorry, I am not criticising IVF, it is an amazing thing, I just seem to have some weird thing in my head about it - probably romanticising baby making far too much/it makes me feel even more like my body has failed me! But just thought I'd be honest about my feelings because maybe others also feel the same?)

Have they given you a timeline for starting IVF? I really hope it all goes well for you

@NLO94x I'm so sorry you're having to go straight to IVF. Have you got an appointment booked now? Like the others on this thread, I'm surprised they aren't offering Ovulation Induction with IUI. But, they did say if my husband's count was low, we'd go straight to IVF too, so sounds like that is the next step.

My first round of Letrozole hasn't worked, no ovulation, so more waiting for a period before the next round...

@SunsetsAndSandwiches @sl7uk sorry for the late reply, 2 weeks in Spain was much needed after the news we got haha!! I was so surprised that he said we were going to go straight for IVF, I did ask if there was any other options before going straight for it, as I also kind of wanted IVF to be the last resort, but the doctor was sure that anything else wouldn't help in our case! My boyfriend has to have a phone call appointment tomorrow and they will they book him in for his next semen test, I think last time the waiting list was around 4 weeks, once we get the results depending on if anything has changed they will put the referral in. The doctor seemed to think once that's done it should be a fairly soon before we get our first consultation at either St Mary's or CREATE

@sl7uk Sorry to hear your first round hasn't worked, fingers crossed for a better out come on your next cycle xx

@NLO94x aww a holiday sounds like it was much needed! Hopefully the time waiting for the semen analysis gives you a bit more time to get your heads around it and maybe when you get your referral they can explain a bit more about why you've ended up going straight to IVF. In one way, you might be fast tracking to IVF and saving yourself a few months of no joy with ovulation induction.

Its very hard TTC generally, and especially with infertility - feels like we have no control over anything. So keep looking for the silver linings is my solution usually :)

@SunsetsAndSandwiches Very much so! We've got our follow up consultation with our gynae at the end of September so should hopefully from then have an idea of what is going on!

How are you getting on? X

@NLO94x fingers crossed for the end of September coming round quickly for you.

Unfortunately no joy for us on cycle 4, today is ovulation day on cycle 5 (its actually day 18, my body seemed to take a while to respond to the letrozole this month). We have our appt to start ICSI at the start of September, so unless this month is a success that's our next step.

@SunsetsAndSandwiches it's just been pushed back to October! Annoying but suppose it could be worse.
Everything crossed this month is your month, let me know how you get on x