RE- What should I expect?

When you see them, what do they do? I have PCOS, well I was told that by my gynocologist, and I would like to see an RE now that I am off BC and want to TTC. My periods are irregular and I would like to just find out more about my body and my condition if I can. Do they give you an exam like my gynocologist does? I have a female gynocologist but all the RE's near me are male. I just want to know what to expect before I make the appointment. Is it just blood work and or do they give you a full vaginal exam or something else? Details please, I am stressing over this.

Re: RE- What should I expect?

try not to stress too much (yes i dont know why i dont take my own advice )
I live in queens and had trouble finding a reputable female RE. I found one but she ended up moving to westchester. I'm seeing a male one now and no problems.

I also have PCOS but it affects everyone differently. Right now we are waiting to see if I'm actually ovulating or if its a fluke. For my first few appointments, the RE did some bloodwork (on/around cycle day 3) and is monitoring with sonos during ovulation time.

If it turns out I didnt ovulate, we will try with an IUI next month.
HTH!

Re: RE- What should I expect?

i was diagnosed with PCOS by my gyn based on my long, irregular cycles and my cyst filled ovaries.

When I went to RE, he did a lot of testing before we even started a medicated cycle so that we knew exactly what we were working with (since like pp said, PCOS is so different for everyone). I had a lot of blood work, an HSG to see if my tubes were blocked, and DH had a sperm analysis.

Re: RE- What should I expect?

an RE will do testing on you and your DH. I had tons of blood tests done and DH had Blood and semen analysis done.

I also had a sono also...I have a history of polyps and fibroids

Re: RE- What should I expect?

First time we went it was exam- I had a sonogram of my ovaries done.
Later that week I had blood drawn (liek 10 tubes- they were vampires!) then came back to discuss the results and was put on BCP.
PCOS has only affected my cycle...but I haven't seen any other affects. I can gain weight VERY easily if I don't follow a strict diet and excercise.

I'm going back Monday to talk about TTC options...so we'll see what happens then. Probably more blood.

Re: RE- What should I expect?

We had some blood drawn a sono and dh had a sperm analysis...then I was sent for a full blood panel which was 25 viles of blood lol...and also sat down with the doc and went over our history..how long we our ttc..the mc we had..family medical history etc