Hi - I too am new to the boards and live near Edmonton. I'm so glad I found this forum, and that other ladies that live nearby and deal with the same challenges in the health care system are online!!
I'm awaiting my next appointment with by OB/GYN to get official confirmation of PCOS, but my referring doc gave me lab results today that pretty much confirm the diagnosis. Lots of emotions, but the biggest is frustration that it's taken so long!! I heard the same line from my family doc - be patient, it will happen, it's normal not to conceive right away. We've been trying since Feb '08 to conceive #1. I ended up getting a referral from my diabetes endocrinologist.
My take on the one year wait is that - fine, I'd wait if everything was normal, but my cycle wasn't, and before 5 years of BCP, I was NEVER irregular!
I hope you too can find a doctor that will really listen to you and your concerns, and take a few steps to sorting out what's going on!
Lisa |