Can i go to Doctors after 6 months TTC?

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Im 33. My fiancee is 38.

12 years ago I had an ovarian cyst removed (im worried that my fallopian tubes may have been damaged).

My fiancee has had a lot of stress as have I.

I would rather know sooner rather than later if there are problems.

Advice?

Yes you can go they may well start tests now with your previous history but be prepared for them to say come back in 6 months.

You should have no problem. I am 42 and was seen after less than 6 months, but haven't been referred. She was lovely about it and she did the initial round of tests to check my hormones were all ok. Second stage I think is HSG (where they look at your tubes) so I'm hoping to have this done soonish.

Alternatively, if you can handle it, LIE. . I went to the doctors after nine months of nothing and am your age. They're not supposed to refer you until it has been a year.

Turns out that we will have real problems conceiving for various dull reasons, so we have been referred for IVF. Although there might well have been nothing wrong (and I'm sure you will be absolutely fine) the quicker you get the ball rolling, the better if the worse comes to the worse.

I would second the 'lie' bit. One: To identify any problems (fingers crossed for none in your case) and Two: To help you not add to the stress on your plate.
While having tests pinpoint a problem might help the specialists be of help to you, be open to the fact that there might not be any problem which then means it can take time to conceive and there isn't a catalyst or anything to fast track the process.

In my case I have PCO so the specialist works to help me understand and deal with about half of the ordeal - - but it's only half. THe other half is that conceiving takes time in some cases (such as mine )...and there isn't anything to do but try and try again.

Best of luck to you

I went to the GP after six months of ttc without success. Had no real cycle to speak of at that time.

Stress in itself would not necessarily be the root cause of ttc problems.

I would see the GP in your circumstances asap and ask at that time for a referral to a gynae given the previous op to remove the cyst. You are right to be concerned. BTW this is also why they ask at the fertility clinic whether previous abdominal surgery has been carried out (adhesions can sometimes form following such surgery).

If you are happy to tell a white lie then I'd also suggest saying you've been trying 12 months or more. Many trusts wont refer for fertility investigation until after this point, regardless of age. You'll also be asked whether you have had really regular sex during the time you've been ttc (correct answer: yes)

I would def recommend going to the doctors. I was 23 and ttc#1 (she's 7 now). Both myself and dh had some tests, and I was given a prescription for clomid, which in the end, I didn't need. I've just been to the docs this week as we've been ttc#3 for 17 months now. Felt as bit silly, but it doesn't hurt to get a few blood test done. The best of luck. x

At your age, and especially if you've been trying seriously then you should go. Was this 6 months from coming off combined pill though? in which case ovulation can sometimes take a bit longer.
Have you tried ovulation tests - both to check you are ovulating and to demonstrate serious trying to GP.

I went to GP after 4 months TTC and I was only 25!!

Be prepared for GP not to take you seriously at first, but I registered that I was concerned and because of the nature of Gynae problems and after 7 months TTC GP was willing to chat through more options with us. I'm told that usually at my age it's standard practise to make you wait at least 18 months, but persistence paid off As it happens, we fell pregnant whilst being referred!

To be honest I would wait a bit as 6 months is the average amount of time it takes which mean half of people take longer. It is so hard and so frustrating but you can always lie in a few months anyway! Some places officially make you wait 2 years these days!

I think it depends if you have been having regular, properly timed sex in those 6 months. If you are ovulating regularly and know that the time of intercourse has always been around ovulation then I have to say that I would go to GP (and lie if necessary) to say you've been trying for a year and given your history with your Ovarian Cyst, you'd like to be referred.

Basic tests are usually quite simple, blood tests for you over the course of a month, a sperm analysis for your husband. Then a scan and probably an HSG to check if your uterine cavity looks normal and whether your tubes are blocked. When all these were normal I then had a lap and hyst to look at the inside of my uterus with a camera, and the outside of my uterus/ ovaries etc. All this does take months though, as you have to wait for the right part of your cycle etc so I wouldn't waste time if I was you, especially given your history.

Good luck