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Has anyone ever wondered....

baby-blues99
baby-blues99
Why doctors don't inform women of the FSH and estradiol testing? I was just thinking that if they would tell you about these tests when you go in to have your pap done women could choose if they wanted to do them or not. I mean I would have definately done the tests early on if I was someone who knew that I really wanted kids, but maybe not at that time or If I wasn't married and wanted to wait until I was married.
I myself do not have any proplems with either my FSH level or my estradiol, but I know there are a lot of women who do and I think if they had know about the tests earlier they could have tested and kinda know where they stood with thier fertility. At least then they could have said maybe I need to get on the ball if I am gonna have a family or maybe I should look into freezing my eggs. Just a thought. I just feel like infertility is such a hush hush subject that women don't get all the facts until it is too late. If I had know more 8 years ago I might not be sitting in the position I am in now of TTC for 8 years and still having nothing.
I know that was long sorry, I just wondered what others think.
deleted_user
deleted_user
That would be a nice idea. I wish I had DHs perm tested when we were dating lol! But if we know stuff ahead of time then we would go straight to the RE and the OBs would get jip'd out of money. That's what its all about. Dr's don't care anymore, they are just a business. The malpractice ins is so high where I live, I'm surprised any of them can stay a float.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have low everything and would have liked to have known that years ago. Fertility issues run in my family so I was pretty sure, with irregular periods, that I too would have issues. But, my husband never believed me and kept wanting to wait. Had we known my #s I doubt we would have waited so long.
deleted_user
deleted_user
GOOD QUESTION . I KNOW IF I KNEW WHAT I KNOW NOW I WOULD OF TRIED HAVING KIDS WHEN I FIRST GOT MARRIED. INSTEAD WE DECIDED TO ENJOY EACH OTHER BEFORE HAVING CHILDREN AND NOW GOING ON SEVEN YEARS OF TRYING ITS HARD AS HELL. NOW WE HAVE TO THINK WE MAY NEVER HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET PREGNANT . THEY SHOULD BE DOING SO MUCH MORE FOR INFERTILITY , ESPECIALLY INSURANCES PAYING FOR IT. TOO MANY WOMEN SUFFER FROM THIS AND NOT ENOUGH IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT .
deleted_user
deleted_user
I also think that Doctors prescribe the BCP to girls at a young age when they have problems with their period. Instead of giving them a pill that masks the problem, they should find out what the problem is. I have a good friend who has been on the pill since age 15 when she first started haing irregular periods. Now at age 32 when she is off the BCP and ttc, she finds out she has PCOS. These are things that they should look for at an earlier age.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree. I knew in my teens I would not get pregnant with out fertility specialist, but that was b/c I had a lot of problems and they had to go inside me several times.
I do agree that they should test though.
deleted_user
deleted_user
the thing is you dont go looking for trouble where trouble is not. its like doing a biopsy for something that is not there. i have ALWAYS been regular. always got my periods. had a sono done so i knew my uterus was fine. got my pap's one a year. after i got married, bam, my period started slowing down and eventually stopped. there was no reason to check it out before. if there are problems then you do but if there are non there is no reason. if i would have done all the tests which still come out ok today they would have seen nothing. the issue is the prolbem can come after, later in life. thats my opinion.n
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree--especially when it comes to testing FSH levels. I think that's a test that you should have the option of getting. When I first started trying and went to my OBGYN just to talk to her about conceiving, I wish she would have told me to get it checked. I would have moved a lot faster instead of just thinking it "would eventually happen". If I would have taken the test, sure, maybe at that time it wouldn't have revealed anything, but MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, that is a good idea. Especially considering how many people have fertility issues.
deleted_user
deleted_user
One out of six couples will have infertility issues. If a cancer had a very easy screen and was as prevalent as one out of six they would use it. Too bad they don't place the importance on infertility like we all do.
baby-blues99
baby-blues99
Thanks for all the replies. I just feel like doctors should be doing more for women, but I don't know how to change it.
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