Struggling to conceive after an ectopic pregnancy

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I lost my right Fallopian tube after surgery to remove an ectopic pregnancy and have been ttc ever since. It's been seven months, which while not a tremendously long time, is causing me to worry. I'm 37 and had a mc prior to the ectopic.

Does anyone have an advice about getting the ball rolling with fertility treatment?

I have a ds so not even sure if I would qualify for anything on the NHS.

Even though it's only been seven months, might my GP refer me because of only having one Fallopian tube?

Or should I start saving hard for private treatment?

Thank you.

My GP said once you're over 35 you'll get referred after 6 months TTC.

That was my second DC too. I don't think it's an issue you have a DC already.

So see your GP for a chat if nothing else.

Sorry you are having problems. For what it is worth one of my friends lost a tube to an ectopic pregnancy last summer and is now 3 months pregnant.

I spoke to the doctor on Friday about troubles conceiving dc2 and she said that they could do all the investigations on the nhs but treatment would be limited if you already have a dc. They would also do the blood tests immediately even if I couldn't be referred yet.

What I am planning on doing is getting the blood tests done on the nhs as this will bring the costs down if I go private.

From my experience last time they did refer me earlier than a year as I had pcos from a scan during a miscarriage so there was something wrong. So they may well refer you earlier than a year. However, it took about 6 weeks for an appointment and I then saw a nurse who checked weight, smoking, drinking, regular sex and told me to keep doing what I was doing and I then got an appointment with a doctor about 4 months later by which time I was pregnant. So it does take time in the nhs. From what I can gather in the private sector is that it will all happen a lot quicker and is more dependent on cycle days for tests and scans etc. So if timings went well you could go from booking an appointment to treatment in a month or two.