Test results

[poppymango]

I’ve just been through the fertility testing thing on the NHS, and I’m a little confused about the results.

The results from my ultrasound scan simply say “normal, no action”. My question is this: does this mean normal and therefore healthy and still fertile? Or - normal for a 40 year old woman, and therefore not very fertile anymore so maybe give IVF a try? “Normal” in this context isn’t a very helpful word at all!

I did phone up hoping to speak to a doctor to clarify this but, they weren’t able to put me through to one.

The first blood test came back and was all fine, still waiting for the second one (21 day - I forget which hormone they test for).

is anyone able to shed light on whether this is good news or bad news?

hi! I’m obviously not a dr, but I have had two of these scans. With my scans, the comments were longer than that - ie said something along the lines of, ovaries appeared normal for stage of cycle, endometrium thickness ??mm with normal appearance, no sign of fibroids etc. so I would surmise that they thought everything was “normal” for you and were summarising and that it’s just how your particular Hospital record things.

I do also remember the GP once telling me that your uterus can likely carry a pregnancy well into your 50’s, it’s older eggs that are the problem, so I don’t think a uterus is “normal for a 40 year old,” I think it’s just “normal” in terms of absence of any obvious physical problem that may impede pregnancy.

I hope that makes sense! Best of luck with everything xx

That looks like they've just summarised for your records, you should be able to ask for a copy of your results if you can't speak to a GP directly, although maybe if they cant put you through to one straight away they could arrange an appointment in the future?

It means ovaries, uterus and endometrial thickness and all within normal. You cannot visualise a cervix on USS so they cannot comment on that.