Ttc - Trying To Conceive Anyone?

[strawberry02 0]

Anyone has female gynae to intro? Coz i wanna to go for my pre-pregnancy check up...Preferably amk area...Thanks in advance!

[chew@PPLe 0]

What's a pre-pregnancy checkup? I'm interestd too

[ahnah 0]

Pre-pregnancy Health Check

Before you can even begin to think about having a baby you have to make sure that both you and your partner are at your healthiest. After all your body is going to be the baby’s home for its first 9 months. So making that home as healthy as possible should be first on your agenda. You should take a year to prepare for your body and lifestyle to adapt to the changes. The first thing you should do is make an appointment to see your doctor who may advice you on a pre-pregnancy health checkup whether you have any health problems or not. Here is a list of the things that you will need to do to help you get your health into order before trying to conceive. You should also take note o these to help when having a checkup.

Medical History

Your doctor will ask you a series of questions regarding your health and lifestyle. It is always best to be prepared in advance here are a few things that you should let him know about.

Any medication that you or your partner are taking. Even some over the counter drugs can affect the developing baby, so telling your doctor about every medicine that you are taking is essential. The doctor might want to change some medications and stop some before trying to conceive.

Any serious or chronic diseases that you may have had – diabetes, low or high blood pressure, heart disease, epilepsy. There might be need to change some medications before conceiving.

Genetic problems in your family such as Down's syndrome or cystic fibrosis.

The type of contraception you are using. Remember with may contraception's such as the coil you will have to wait at least 2 months after removing it before you can begin to try to conceive.

Any problems that you have had in previous pregnancies such as, miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, premature birth or any complications that you may have had during labor.

- Also let your doctor know if you have had any termination's.

- Any menstruation problems that you have had.

- Have you had an eating disorder?

- Any sexual disease that you have had such as, Chlamydia which can make both men and women infertile.

Other things that you should inform your GP about are:

- Your diet/eating patterns.

- Any exercise program that you are currently doing.

- Risks with lead at work or home.

Examinations

Your doctor will do a series of tests to make sure that your body is ready for pregnancy and make sure that you have no diseases that will prevent you from conceiving or that you don't have any infections that can be passed on to your baby.

Internal Examination

An internal examination may be carried out if you have had problems in the past with menstruation or a pelvic infection and if you have any infections or conditions they can be treated now to ensure you have a healthy pregnancy.

Cervical Smear Test

It is important that you have a cervical smear test every three years. Check when you last had one and make an appointment if you are due one. Let your doctor know if you have had any abnormal cervical smear test in the past.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

Both you and your partner should have complete tests for STD's also an AIDS test. If you do have an STD you should let your doctor know immediately to start treatment to increase your chances of a successful pregnancy. You should always use a condom while one of you have an STD and should never try to conceive until you are completely clear of the disease.

Urinalysis

Urinalysis are taken to test for urinary tract infection (UTI). You may be asked for a urine sample so you can be checked for UTI so that it can be treated immediately. Avoid trying to conceive altogether if you have an UTI as it is associated with miscarriage, low-birth weight and premature labour.

Vaccinations

If you have not had rubella, it may be advisable to be vaccinated prior to becoming pregnant. If you do get vaccinated, you should delay trying to get pregnant for three months. You should not get vaccinated during pregnancy. If contracted during pregnancy, rubella can cause birth defects. Avoid eating undercooked meat or handling cat litter. These are known sources of toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection that can seriously affect the fetus.

Blood Test

A blood test will be done to test for anaemia and other abnormality in your blood. Once you have conceived your GP will continue to take blood tests throughout your pregnancy.

Blood Pressure Check

Pregnant women with high blood pressure (hypertension) are more likely to develop pre-eclampsia and have placental problems, so it's important to control high blood pressure before you conceive.

Genetic Testing

If there is a history of genetic problems in either of your families you will be referred to have genetic testing done. The vast majority of babies are perfectly healthy — only 2 to 3% are born with a major birth defect.

[strawberry02 0]

What's a pre-pregnancy checkup? I'm interestd too

Hahaa...A good ques...I aso dunno what tests are involved in this check-up...Im trying to find out aso...=)

[ahnah 0]

Hahaa...A good ques...I aso dunno what tests are involved in this check-up...Im trying to find out aso...=)

[ARCHer 0]

Errmmm.... some of the tests should be done, regardless of whether you are planning to have a baby or not.

[strawberry02 0]

Thanks for your great explanation!! That means pap smear is considered one of the tests lor...So I just have to do scanning??

[ARCHer 0]

If I remember correctly, the Pap smear test involves scrapping some cells off the uterus wall lining and examining them for abnormalities. By scanning, do you mean ultrasound scanning, MRI scanning etc.? I don't think there is a replacement for Pap smear tests, and women above a certain age and who are sexually active are encouraged to go for a Pap smear test. Scanning tends to be used to detect more visual e.g. growth, cyst etc.

[ahnah 0]

Errmmm.... some of the tests should be done, regardless of whether you are planning to have a baby or not.

Agree. All woman are advise to go regular FULL BODY Check up.

[strawberry02 0]

If I remember correctly, the Pap smear test involves scrapping some cells off the uterus wall lining and examining them for abnormalities. By scanning, do you mean ultrasound scanning, MRI scanning etc.? I don't think there is a replacement for Pap smear tests, and women above a certain age and who are sexually active are encouraged to go for a Pap smear test. Scanning tends to be used to detect more visual e.g. growth, cyst etc.

I wanna to check if im ovulating...Which test should i go for?

[ahnah 0]

I wanna to check if im ovulating...Which test should i go for?

Hmm ... How abt a Ovulation Test Kid ?

[strawberry02 0]

Hmm ... How abt a Ovulation Test Kid ?

Hmm...Yup, im aware that ovulation test kit can test if u are ovulating...I just want to check if im ovulating properly...Cos if u know, we are only fertile when there is a white, stretchy liquid coming out..But i dun seem to have, so i have to go for a check-up to make sure im alright, or else i try n try for a baby aso useless mah...I got go to other forums, they said if u cant ovulate properly, gynae will give a kind of medicine which helps u to ovulate...=)

[ahnah 0]

Hmm...Yup, im aware that ovulation test kit can test if u are ovulating...I just want to check if im ovulating properly...Cos if u know, we are only fertile when there is a white, stretchy liquid coming out..But i dun seem to have, so i have to go for a check-up to make sure im alright, or else i try n try for a baby aso useless mah...I got go to other forums, they said if u cant ovulate properly, gynae will give a kind of medicine which helps u to ovulate...=)

Oh.... that one har ... we haven't gone thru yet ... we are so lazy to consult a gynae and gone thru the lab test yet ... cause $ issue ..

According to one of the email with a doctor in Thomson Med.

"My suggestion to you is to make an appointment first and after that the doctor will order the necessary tests after an assessment of your fertility status.. The cost of an initial consultation is $150/- (without GST). The cost of a spermt is $40/- and the cost of blood tests depends on what is ordered and it can range from $60 to $100."

Last update as Nov 2005.

[strawberry02 0]

Oh.... that one har ... we haven't gone thru yet ... we are so lazy to consult a gynae and gone thru the lab test yet ... cause $ issue ..

According to one of the email with a doctor in Thomson Med.

"My suggestion to you is to make an appointment first and after that the doctor will order the necessary tests after an assessment of your fertility status.. The cost of an initial consultation is $150/- (without GST). The cost of a spermt is $40/- and the cost of blood tests depends on what is ordered and it can range from $60 to $100."

Last update as Nov 2005.

My concern initially aso ($ issue)..Coz i thinking should be not cheap bah...But if i nv go, like not "an xin" like that lei, if im not ovulating properly, even how hard i try for a baby aso useless de..That y im just looking for a neighbourhood womens' clinic..Im thinking of gg TMC...=)

Edited March 14, 2007 by strawberry02

[ARCHer 0]

My concern initially aso ($ issue)..Coz i thinking should be not cheap bah...But if i nv go, like not "an xin" like that lei, if im not ovulating properly, even how hard i try for a baby aso useless de..That y im just looking for a neighbourhood womens' clinic..Im thinking of gg TMC...=)

I doubt if a neighbourhood women's clinic is going to be substantially cheaper than a clinic located in say a hospital. You don't have to visit a clinic at the hospital; there are some hospitals that set up specialist clinics in local neighbourhood shopping centres. For example, there used to be a Eastern Specialist Clinic in Hougang Mall, which is part of the Parkway Group; there is a Raffles Clinic in Compass Point that is part of the Raffles group.

I would suggest that you pay a visit to the gynae to know more. Ovulating (or rather not ovulating properly) is just one of the potential problem of infertility. Other causes could be due to blocked fallopian tubes, cyst, and even low quality sperm.