Is this normal for an IVF clinic? Help

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DH and I had our follow up call yesterday after our first appointment and tests with in October (I needed a laparoscopy before starting IVF, which has now been done).
The follow up call was 15 mins long, Dr rattled off the process, in no detail. He just kept saying nurses would tell us more. Told us what date we could start and said he’d send me a prescription for the pill to start next week (I don’t really know why I need this as it wasn’t explained).

I understand this is his day to day job but we were both quite shocked at the speed of everything and how little explanation there was and then the call was over. I only really know what I have googled or read on MNs. Is this normal for a clinic? Or do they usually go into more detail? I’m supposed to be starting the injections in Feb, I have a blood test booked in Jan but other than that I’ve got no idea what’s happening.
We’re limited on choice where we live, and obviously being able to get started so soon is great but I can’t decide whether I’m overwhelmed because it’s happening so fast and we’re so new to this or whether the clinic should have been more thorough. Also Dr is pushing us to have generic testing on embryos as we are freezing before we transfer but we don’t even know if we need this or they’re trying to sell it to us unnecessarily. We’re private and funding everything ourselves just to add. Any advice I’d appreciate so much.

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Very much depends on the clinic? Some leave a lot of things to the nurses which you'd think would be down to them. Plus with the backlogs and waiting lists at the moment they are trying to get as many through the process I think.

The pill is part of your drug protocol - basically stops you ovulating and gives a starting point to then start stims to make follicles grow

I would write down a list of all your questions and when you see the nurse go through them. Don't be afraid to take notes and if you aren't happy with an answer insist on a follow up with the doctor. I found you do have to be proactive, question everything, I did a lot of self research then was always questioning querying clarifying. This is an expensive pressured process and you want to make sure you understand it as much as you can. (Although admittedly I'm a control freak and it's my way of coping!)

In terms of genetic testing depends on your age and specific history eg recurrent miscarriages? Over 40 then then yes clinics tend to recommend it but really depends on how many embryos you get to day 5 blastocyst- no point in testing less than at least 5? I did it age 36 and didn't get any normals. Didn't test on my next cycle and had twins

You should know that if you do genetic testing and none come back normal you aren't allowed to transfer them and they get destroyed. You could end up with nothing to transfer x

@bonetiredwithtwins thanks for taking the time to reply. I’m guessing the nurses will go over everything in more detail then, he did say he would send the plan for everything out in the post to us so maybe it will make more sense on paper.
We definitely need to ask more questions, I’ve just found it so overwhelming I don’t know what to ask sometimes.

In terms of the genetic testing I’m only 30 with no miscarriage history. I only have one working ovary and Fallopian tube and my DH has low motility so that’s why IVF has been recommend to us but the genetic testing doesn’t seem necessary unless
I’m missing something. Ah I didn’t know that thanks, I don’t want to take the risk of ending up with nothing, especially as the chance of getting any eggs out my left ovary is virtually non existent so relying on only my right. Congrats on your twins too, how lovely