Well, I officially have an OBGYN. I’m not her biggest fan, I’ll tell you that right now. She’s probably in her forties or fifties, and even though she’s a woman, she lacks all kind of motherly-type vibes that I was kind of hoping for. It was hard enough explaining all this to Dr Kaplan, and he’s been my primary for years, and I trust him completely. This lady just seems…off. Too gruff and formal, I guess. Maybe she’s just too busy. I dunno.
I wish I could switch, but my stupid HMO doesn’t work like that. She’s in my network, so she’s all I’m going to get right now, unless I want to see a male gynecologist, and that’s 100% completely out of the question. Dr Kaplan was pushing it. No way in hell I’m letting some random dude take a look at my girlie parts, even if it’s for fertility issues.
Oh, and that’s another thing. I went to her for a pap (I hadn’t had one in ages) and to discuss my possible infertility. We did the pap, which under my insurance should have been free…but she charged me for a doctor visit because we even MENTIONED fertility. And my insurance doesn’t cover that. It’s all a scam.
Anyway, she says I need to use ovulation detection kits, not just relying on the app on my phone. Okay, I can dig it. Those suckers are expensive, but if that’s what it takes, count me in. Apparently women have something called an LH hormone – a lutenizing hormone – that spikes 24-36 hours before the egg is released during ovulation. If the LH spikes, it shows up on the ovulation kit, and if it shows up on the ovulation kit, it means I’m ovulating. So we’re going to try for a few months with the kits, just to see what happens. Who knows, this may fix everything. If I’m not getting a spike on the kits, I’m supposed to go back to see her.
Also, Quincy went to see Dr Kaplan, too. When I told him (Kaplan) we were having trouble getting pregnant, he told me to not blame myself – half the time, the issue is with the guy. So he said he wanted to check Quincy, too. Quincy’s grumbling, but he’s going along with it. Poor guy has to go a couple weeks from now and get a semen analysis done. Talk about mortifying doctor visits, right? But once again, we’re moving forward. The ovulation kits may shine some light on all this, and the semen analysis may tell us what else is going on. I’m feeling more hopeful.
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