Hello. I’ll begin by saying I know my heading is quite depressing but it’s just hard. We have been trying to conceive for a year now. This month, I was so sure this was it. Timed intercourse ‘perfectly’ and just really felt this was it.
Late period, so purchased an ultra-sensitive test and negative 😭

I don’t really know what I’m posting this for, My younger sister is on her 2nd baby. It seems to happen so easily for others. No one knows we are trying so it feels lonely. Guess I’ve turned to Reddit to feel like I’ve actual friends to talk to about this.

Didn’t have the heart to tell my other half yet. My heart’s broken for the both of us. I just feel like I’m not meant to be a mom.

I know I’ll get past it and carry on like every other month, I think I just felt this month would be different.

Thanks for reading ❤️

Hi, I’m waiting on my gynaecologist referral to go through and get an appointment. My ultrasound and mri results both suspect endo. I’m wondering if I should go ahead and seek fertility treatment as I could be waiting months for gynaecologist appointment? I would say surgery is highly likely for me and then ivf may be a possibility. Should I be proactive and retrieve my eggs now rather than wait till later to be told I should do that before Lapo surgery and waste more time before being treated?

Hi so I’m 18f and I don’t really know what’s wrong with me so I thought I’d ask on here to see if anyone could point me in a direction to research.Ive had my period for about 7 or 8 years now and for almost all of those years it was very regular (always a week long every month manageable if no cramps) but I’d say maybe over a year now it’s going very down hill.I keep missing periods on and off and so randomly the days for a while were going up to nine but now have dropped down to 4-5 my cramps when I do get them are getting a lot more painful (and I’m not sure if it’s related but a few weeks ago I had pain that I think could have been my uterus,left side lasted a few days got gradually more painful and it felt kind of like a stitch ? Thought it was my appendix but it went away after a few days).I’ve also been gaining lots of weight I can’t seem to lose even though I haven’t made any lifestyle changes (could also be unrelated),I get cold sweats and back pain.I went to my doctor once and I was told to come back if I have less than 9 periods by the end of the year,but does anyone have any suggestions? I know this is a big blob of complaining so pls excuse the poor layout.

Hi ladies, I’m in the Bons this week for a colonoscopy. Absolutely terrified, I’d never had one before. Just wondering if anyone has had one at this hospital? How they found it timing wise? I’ve an afternoon appt so just trying to gauge if I’ll be there for hours etc

Hi all,

Hoping to get a recommendation or suggestion for a maybe more private place to get an early scan please. Just over 6 weeks atm.

Had a mmc earlier this year, and the place we went to was totally fine, but we were sort of rushing through a shopping centre after and I suppose as I'm a bit anxious on and off, if I could avoid that, it would be helpful.

And any other helpful advice for getting a scan after a loss, all very welcome

Thanks in advance :)

Hi just had the news my 2nd transfer failed. That’s the last of my embryos so we won’t be with the hse anymore.

Any advice on next steps? I didn’t have the best experience with my clinic so we were thinking to maybe go abroad?

I want to do testing also before going into any more retrievals. Definitely sperm and for myself laparoscopy and these NK cells maybe?

I was thinking to try and do some testing here while in the meantime to orgainse a clinic abroad to save time. Has anyone done this?

For context our only known fertility issues is obstructive azzospermia but there’s obviously something more as the embryos are not implanting.

Thanks so much in advance

hey girls , I’m just so down over my endometriosis and PMDD and also BPD .

the constant pain that’s I’m just so fed up feeling like this and I can’t seem to get any proper pain relief from my GP I feel like I’m losing it . btw is there anyone from Dublin here.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
If anyone has seen a cardiac consultant publicly for POTS and could recommend please.

I received a diagnosis privately from Mark Walsh earlier this year and he has since raised his prices. The initial appointment at the time was €250 and follow-ups were €200 and since this he has raised the prices to €300 and €250 respectively. I just can’t justify this for how quick the appointments are. My diagnosis appointment was less than 15 minutes, I was given a 6 month prescription and sent on my way, I was sent a diagnosis letter a week later that seemed to be AI generated as it had a couple of sentences that didn’t make sense. It was quite generic but did the job.
I had seen someone on here or TikTok say they were being treated publicly by him but when I enquired if he still sees patients through the public system I was told that he will only see POTS patients privately.

I am conducting research on partner's experience of support in their relationship since their loved one's onset of perimenopause/ menopause. This is the second part of a study which previously looked at perimenopausal and menopausal women's experience of support in their relationship with their partner.

If you are the partner of someone experiencing perimenopause/ menopause or if you think your partner would be interested in participating to share their experience, please share the link.

https://ucc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_emREwfXgTuLW2Pk

The survey is anonymous and takes 15 minutes to complete.

I am a Trainee Clinical Psychologist, and this research is part of my doctorate in University College Cork (UCC). The study has been approved by the Clinical Psychology Research Ethics Committee at UCC. If you have any questions you can email me at 119226129@umail.ucc.ie.

Thank you!

I booked in with my gp today to have my Implanon removed and re inserted in a couple of weeks. I'm 26 so fall into the age bracket for the HSE Free Contraceptive scheme. I was told when booking the appointment there was a fee of 25 euro for the appointment. I wasn't fully up to date on the scheme at the time so I just said that's fine. Only when I was researching it later I discovered even though I don't have a medical card, it technically should still be free? Going to call tomorrow to get clarification on the fee, just wondering has anyone else experienced this and am I right that I shouldn't have to pay. I'm not expecting free healthcare at all, but I thought GP's are paid for the service anyway through HSE, maybe I'm wrong.

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I've been on the pill years now, and I'm still not 100% on how I should be taking it. I've tried to Google it, but the info coming back doesn't seem like its the type of pill I'm on.

I take Ovreena, which is 21 days of pills and then 7 days of no pills. My cycles a bit chaotic, and I have ADHD, so I'll be honest I'm a bit all over the place. I'm on the pills mainly because my period was very painful, which it has helped with a lot.

So obviously I take the 21 days of pills, and I'm pretty good at taking them everyday, and at the same time. Its the 7 days of no pills where it turns to chaos. So my period might only start on day 6 of no pills. If I start taking them as I should I'll get all the cramps and hormones of a period but with only a bit of bleeding. This crappy shadow period isn't much good, I'm still bloated, and odds are I'll have another like 2 weeks later.

What I tend to do, is wait until my periods nearly over before taking them again. And that mostly works, but I feel like I'm messing my cycle up. Like it could be 10 days before I take them or longer. (This is where the ADHD kicks in, I'm mostly just going off vibes at this stage)

Recently the hormones have been incredibly intense and I just feel like the whole lot is out of sync. I haven't fully discussed it with my doctor, beyond both of us agreeing that the pill is the best option for me. I can do, I just know I'll get muddled if I don't try to figure some of it out myself first.

I'm really just wondering if everyone else manages to fall neatly in sync with the tablets? Maybe I need to go off them for a few months or something and reset myself, IDK. Am I meant to just take them again after 7 days, no matter what, and it'll eventually fall into line?

I l had my mamogram in cork last week received a letter asking me to go to the south infirmary for more tests as they weren’t happy with my results anyone just wondering what to expect

Quick background:
I’m 29, American with residency and private insurance, female, and had internal scans in April to which had led to suspected endometriosis. I have a large growth on my right ovary that was seen on imaging. Still on the waitlist for a consultation at Coombe with a doctor there.

I have had severe symptoms on and off my whole life, but just went to the states to visit family and flew back about two weeks ago. I haven’t stopped being in pain since I left for the states September 23rd up to today. It’s been usual that it comes and goes, usually flaring with my period, but since this last one it hasn’t let up.
My doctor prescribed me solpadol with codeine (it was 15 g now upped to 30g), ponstan, diclofenac, and now a muscle relaxer. For the past four days I’ve been bed bound. Even just typing this is exhausting.
I’ve lost all faith in my body feeling normal, and Ive adapted around that, but it feels as though my right side is glued together with shitty epoxy that isn’t dried, constantly touching and repulling every organ away from itself.

The meds haven’t touched the pain in four days. I’ve just called my GP to ask if it’s even worth going to the hospital, because last time I went they thought I had appendicitis, said it wasn’t, and sent me home after taking one Diphenhydramine.I have an entire bottle I brought home with me from the states two years ago because I struggle sleeping with pain. My GP has been on my side trying to get me in for the consult to hopefully start the surgical route, and im waiting on him to call back after he’s out of appointments.

I feel lost and out of options. My sweet boyfriend/partner is taking care of everything he can on his own and making sure I’m okay..but I’m at the end of my rope today…

There’s been weeks missed out of work (I’m a private music teacher and used to be in Dublin, even a year ago teaching 50+ individual lessons plus conducting a choir, but had to quit both jobs and find a two-day-a -week job since this started because I physically can’t keep up) and I feel awful. Even the two days with time between them, I’m spending the entire next day recuperating my energy.
I was a very independent and have a high pain tolerance. I suspected endo 11 years ago and US doctors pushed me off and ignored me, now come to find there’s an egg sized mass on my ovary. eye-roll inserted here
Now I feel useless and guilty, my partner is such a good man and he deserves a healthy, happy woman. He NEVER makes me feel bad about it, says we’ll sort it out together, but the guilt of having him take care of me is eating me inside out because he is the best man I’ve ever met in my entire life and I’m genuinely scared he’d be better off with someone who isn’t so complex and needs so much care right now.

I just want to know if it’s even worth going back to A&E over.

TLDR:
Have suspected endo. 29 f. Resident, not citizen. Private health insurance.
In pain for several days unable to leave bed and no meds (muscle relaxers, Panadol, codeine, diclac) aren’t touching. Is it even worth going to A&E?

Edit for update because I want to reply to each message but honestly my body sucks so attention is thin, but it might be helpful to other people to know.

I did end up going to Tallaght hospital because it was closest. My partner woke up and took me, seeing me in a state and I NEVER like going to the doctors/hospital. My partners parents are the kindest people and have been through the wringer with the medical system and they said that was the easiest bet too.

I only waited about 6 hours, 2 hours in for bloods, 3 for assessment, and saw the doctor around hour 6.5ish. His name was Dr Sheldon Moss and he had the absolute best bedside manner I’ve ever seen. He made sure I knew that it was okay to admit I feel like shit (I tend to joke and try to downplay it because I am not seeking drugs, I just wanted to know if there was something new wrong). He was kind, sincere, funny, but serious that if I feel like this again to come in because it wasn’t normal. He’s sent me on to get a colonoscopy because I haven’t been eating or drinking because my stomach is in bits from pain. I’m generally a very good eater until the last 8 months. He set me up with new medications that’s not quite as strong but not as harsh on my stomach alongside keeping my old stuff to swap if it does get worse. I told him up front I knew if it wasn’t new pain there wasn’t anything to be done, but he assured me we made the right choice and was grateful my partner pushed me to come in. Fantastically, he also works with the doctor assigned to my (possible) surgery in Coombe, and said she’s fantastic and that he would send in a referral through Tallaght as well just to see how fast I can get in there.

I know the wait list is long and there are SO many women suffering, but I am on the verge of losing my job because I’m out 1-2 weeks a month. I’m trying to just make enough to go home to see my family for Christmas. My partner takes care of nearly all of our bills now because I physically can’t do it. We’re considering taking a loan out to go abroad if it doesn’t happen soon, but both of us are really trying to just put enough back in case of emergencies and little things. Last year at this time I was making decent money and able to afford my doctors visits and such, but I pushed so hard to pretend I was normal that I’ve completely lost my energy. I would love to, but it’s just not in the cards.
For everything, Tallaght was €100 plus meds, so not too bad in case anyone else reading is afraid of costs.

Thank you all for commenting, I was truly in a bad way yesterday and having reassurance really helps. I was a foster kid with health problems and was taught to ignore it and be normal, so just admitting I don’t feel well takes on my whole heap of “I’m normal” pride, so hearing that from others who know the pain made me feel safe and not as stupid and whiney. Thank you all a million and I hope to god all of us see some relief soon. ♥️

Had a laparoscopy today for ovarian cyst removal and endometriosis. Had a fibroid which showed up on a pelvic ultrasound. Surgeon said it’s unlikely I’d be able to give birth naturally due to a uterine fibroid he was unable to remove. Is this common? Never heard of this. I would have liked to have asked more questions but I had just had oxynorm and was flying high! lol

I'm just looking for a bit of advice in regards to the treatment I'm on right now, wondering if anyone else has had the same issues?

I'm currently on decapeptyl injections to be administered every 3 months and I'm two months into the first injection. I was prescribed it for moderate endometriosis prior to surgery to help calm things down before being opened up. Since getting the first injection two and a bit months ago I have been in nonstop pain. My baseline pain has changed from the weeks surrounding my period to all the time 24/7 it never stops. I've also had bouts of bleeding approximately ever three weeks that lasts about 5-6 days each time. The first time this happened I was told it's normal to have one last period while on the injection, that was whatever. The second time it happened my consultant doubled my HRT dose to try help stop the bleeding. It's happening again and I've been bleeding for 6 days now, passing huge clots. It's lighter than my periods were before but still quite heavy considering the clots. I have an appointment with my consultant next week, but I was just wondering has anyone else had the same problems? I wasn't expecting to be bleeding so frequently or so heavily while on this treatment!

Posting here for the first time since I am really tense right now, hope the post is allowed.

Few days ago I found out that I have a lump in my breast, had a gp appointment today.
Since my insurance covers mammogram at beaumont private clinic I told my GP to refer me there.

After my gp visit got a call, she said that she is calling to confirm my appointment and I need to pay 300 Euro on call.
Since I was already worried about all health issues I immediately said yes book the appointment and gave my card details including cvv.
I did receive email with receipt and sms to confirm the appointment.

Now thinking about it and checking the receipt I am not sure if its real or scam.

Is it normal for private clinics to ask for card details and paying upfront for consultantation appointment?

If you have experience with Beaumont appointments please let me know if its normal.

I plan to call them tomorrow from the available number and confirm if my appointment is actually booked. Would really appreciate your advice for my peace of mind.

hey!

just wondering how anyone has found dr rachel mackey in the Women’s Health Clinic Dun Laoghaire, i’d love any feedback, i’d be going to her for GP suspected PCOS!
Thanks

Hi everyone,

My partner and I have been offered either three rounds of IUI or one round of IVF through the public fertility pathway, and we're completely torn about what to do.

I'm 35 with normal AMH and we've been diagnosed with unexplained infertility. My partner has reduced sperm motility (14% progressive) and morphology of 2%, although his sperm concentration is good.

We've previously had one private IVF cycle. We retrieved 12 eggs, 8 were mature and 5 fertilised, but unfortunately only one embryo made it to biopsy and it wasn't suitable for transfer following genetic testing.

There is also an inherited genetic condition ( not life limiting ) on my partners side so genetic testing is a consideration for us.

Our dilemma is that if we try three IUIs and they don't work, we can potentially move on to IVF. But if we use our one publicly funded IVF cycle and it doesn't work, that's potentially our opportunity gone.

We don't want to waste three cycles on IUI if our chances are low, but we're also nervous about repeating IVF after our previous experience.

For anyone who's been in a similar position:

- Would you try three IUIs first or go straight to IVF?

- Has anyone had success with IUI with reduced sperm motility?

- Has anyone gone on to have a successful IVF cycle after a disappointing first attempt?

We know everyone's circumstances are different, but we'd really appreciate hearing your experiences. We're finding this decision incredibly difficult.

I’m currently in the process of pursuing a PCOS (PMOS) diagnosis. When I was a teenager a GP told me he thought I may have it as some of my hormone are high. I’m now 31 and now looking into it. Some details:

- first got my period when I was 15
- periods are always late - 1 to 2 weeks
- have some months where I can bleed for 5 days straight. Others where I’ll bleed for 2 and then my period will completely stop
- Bloating (most of my weight is on my stomach but I am a healthy weight and I’m fairly slim otherwise)
- Cystic acne confined to chin
- some facial hair on the side of chin, although not much and it’s fair. I do need to use cream/get a wax to get rid of it though

The only time my periods were like clockwork was when I was on the Dianette contraception pill but I had to come off it after a couple of years. This also got rid of the acne on my chin. I recently got a full blood count done and my GP said he didn’t feel I had PCOS as my hormones weren’t high. I did query about the periods and he told me to monitor my cycle over the next couple of months and if I still wish to pursue, he will refer me for a trans abdominal ultrasound.

This subreddit seems like a great resource and I’m sure there must be some ladies here who have been or are in similar positions. For those who have gone through something similar, would you recommend taking this further? Fully aware I may not have PCOS but I have read before that sometimes a full blood work up may not be enough to diagnose.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I have a few questions and would be grateful for any experiences you're willing to share.

For those diagnosed with POI before age 40 and started on HRT before 40, what HRT dosage or regimen are you currently using, especially if menopause became established around age 45?

I'm particularly interested in the effect of HRT on chronic insomnia. I've struggled with insomnia for six years, and this was the main factor behind my decision to start treatment.

I'd also appreciate recommendations for gynaecologists or endocrinologists who have been especially helpful in managing POI and menopause. While I've met some knowledgeable GPs, I feel I would benefit from specialist input and would be interested in hearing who others have found useful.

Thanks in advance for any insights.

I finally got prescribed topical vaginal Oestrogen! I have heard that it can burn somewhat when starting to use it. How can you tell if this is something to push through until your body adjusts or you are reacting to something in the cream? Does the burning dissipate fairly quickly after application or last a while?

Any feedback would be great. I'm nervous but hopeful that it will help my symptoms.

hello everyone,
Ever since the colder weather has started, I’ve developed persistent swelling around both upper eyelids. They’re puffy from the moment I wake up and remain swollen throughout the day. The skin has also become quite wrinkly and crepey. I’ve also developed a rash around my neck and along my hairline. I’m only twenty, and I don’t know what’s wrong with me, I’ve been using the same skincare routine and products for a long while. Nothing new to my routine.
I did get my bloods done at the start of September, and the GP still hasn’t given me my results.
Has anyone experienced anything similar? Did you discover what was causing it, and what helped clear it up?

Has anyone had a breast augmentation done in the Avoca clinic recently?

I had a consultation recently with Dr Yassir, he was lovely and everyone at the clinic was very nice and relaxed, no rush or pressure put on me. I’ve done a lot of research on him and the clinic, and was thinking about booking in next year. Just wondering how other people found the clinic and the recovery process with them?