u/Historical-Level-997

My dear soon to be moms, sharing this with you as I haven’t seen Doctors really check this. My friend and I have been on our TTC journeys for quite sometime now - we tried letroz/ chlomid cycles and even IUI but didn’t work. God bless internet - I read that insufficient Ferritin and vit D levels (should ideally be > 50 for both) - makes chances of implantation very low even if everything else seems fine.
This really angered me that how no gynae ever tracked this - and in general keep putting patients through such expensive and physically + mentally taxing cycles of medication - that are doomed to fail coz they didn’t check the basics.

My friend who has been TTC for 2 years now and done OI n IUI only now found out she was ferritin deficient - the failed attempts could have been avoided if only the doctors guided her well and nit just focused on money making.

My situation with my doctors was similar too. So please research and correct the deficiencies before going for your next cycle of OI, IUI.

Hope this helps!
Wish you all luck.

My dear soon to be moms, sharing this with you as I haven’t seen Doctors really check this. My friend and I have been on our TTC journeys for quite sometime now - we tried letroz/ chlomid cycles and even IUI but didn’t work. God bless internet - I read that insufficient Ferritin and vit D levels (should ideally be > 50 for both) - makes chances of implantation very low even if everything else seems fine.
This really angered me that how no gynae ever tracked this - and in general keep putting patients through such expensive and physically + mentally taxing cycles of medication - that are doomed to fail coz they didn’t check the basics.

My friend who has been TTC for 2 years now and done OI n IUI only now found out she was ferritin deficient - the failed attempts could have been avoided if only the doctors guided her well and nit just focused on money making.

My situation with my doctors was similar too. So please research and correct the deficiencies before going for your next cycle of OI, IUI.

Hope this helps!
Wish you all luck.

My dear soon to be moms, sharing this with you as I haven’t seen Doctors really check this. My friend and I have been on our TTC journeys for quite sometime now - we tried letroz/ chlomid cycles and even IUI but didn’t work. God bless internet - I read that insufficient Ferritin and vit D levels (should ideally be > 50 for both) - makes chances of implantation very low even if everything else seems fine.
This really angered me that how no gynae ever tracked this - and in general keep putting patients through such expensive and physically + mentally taxing cycles of medication - that are doomed to fail coz they didn’t check the basics.

My friend who has been TTC for 2 years now and done OI n IUI only now found out she was ferritin deficient - the failed attempts could have been avoided if only the doctors guided her well and nit just focused on money making.

My situation with my doctors was similar too. So please research and correct the deficiencies before going for your next cycle of OI, IUI.

Hope this helps!
Wish you all luck.

Please bear with me for this rant. i am in my 30s working in corporate. Over the years i have struggled with PCOS, thyroid and fertility issues. Work pressure and burnout have only aggravated these concerns.
I have noticed that most employers don’t really care about this and don’t factor this in insurance covers. The kind of mental blurriness these issues cause - yet women power through! Any kind of fertility/ hormone related treatments are quite expensive and are not covered by insurance in general as most of them are OPD consultations.
Today hormone/ fertility issues are higher than ever - and the credit does go to the hectic work schedule, toxic workplace, women still fighting the glass ceiling, and add on top of that commute which can be nightmare looking at road Infra.
It just breaks my heart that despite being a taxpayer and putting in equal amount of hard work as any other colleague - I still pay out of pocket for basic health needs and get no support what so ever in terms of pay benefits.

Please share your views also on this. Would love to read if your company has any supportive policies.

Please bear with me for this rant. i am in my 30s working in corporate. Over the years i have struggled with PCOS, thyroid and fertility issues. Work pressure and burnout have only aggravated these concerns.
I have noticed that most employers don’t really care about this and don’t factor this in insurance covers. The kind of mental blurriness these issues cause - yet women power through! Any kind of fertility/ hormone related treatments are quite expensive and are not covered by insurance in general as most of them are OPD consultations.
Today hormone/ fertility issues are higher than ever - and the credit does go to the hectic work schedule, toxic workplace, women still fighting the glass ceiling, and add on top of that commute which can be nightmare looking at road Infra.
It just breaks my heart that despite being a taxpayer and putting in equal amount of hard work as any other colleague - I still pay out of pocket for basic health needs and get no support what so ever in terms of pay benefits.

Please share your views also on this. Would love to read if your company has any supportive policies.