First step: initial infertility check up or appointment We are very happy that you made the decission of treating your infertility problem at a specialized clinic, being FiVER your best option. Request your first appointment Before requesting this first appointment, you need to consider the following: There will be a long process: since you will first go to your check up appointment to have your diagnosis, until you have your treatment to get pregnant. It is very important that you plan this process carefully as any lost time can be key for a woman older than 35 years old. In FiVER, there are several specialists that will treat you as soon as possible so you dont have any time to lose. Any moment of the menstrual cycle is fine for the first appointment. In fact, it would be better if the woman is having her period at that moment. For the patients that live outside Veracruz, we recommend you to come to FiVER once to have the first appointment as well as the basic infertility studies. We ask you to contact our patient support staff that will book you everything in one day. In some cases, some studies will be necessary but wont be possible to have them the same day. As the infertility problems can come from both men and women, we recommend you to come with your partner (if you have one). Please click here to read more about infertility rates in men and women.Click here to know more To book your first appointment you can reach us here: Telephone: 229 922 64 95, 229 922 64 93, 229 922 53 95, Monday to Friday: 8.00 to 20.00 hours Saturday: 8.00 to 14.00 hours Requesting your appointment here: Request your first appointment Writing an email to: info@fiver.mx The first appointment Recommendations You should bring all your previous infertility tests results. If you havent done any test in the past, we recommend to the male partner to have from 3 to 5 days of sexual abstinence. You can have breakfast before arriving to your appointment. I will only be necessary for the patients having the tests on the same day to arrive with an empty stomach. Our staff will give you all the information if this is your case. Your first appointment will be a medical valoration with one of our infertility specialists as well as a stress and anxiety valoration with our patient support team. When you arrive to FiVER, our team will give you our data protection notice and will open a file with your data before seeing our specialist. Appointment: our specialist will listen closely to your case and will create a trust relation with you. This appointment will last for aproximately 1 hour and you will have: Check up of previous studies Creation of your medical history Physical exploration and gynecologic review: our specialist will review the cervix and vagina. This exploration may not be necessary in some cases. Vaginal ultrasound: this is the only tool that allows us to see the ovaries and uterus. Infertility studies appointment: in case you need more studies than the ones already handed over to the doctor, he will explain you all about them, how to prepare yourself and the time they will take. o Clear explanation of the infertility problem and answer to all your questions. Stress and anxiety evaluation: this evaluation lasts around one hour and is done in a different appointment the same day (for the patients living away from Veracruz) or on a different date. This evaluation will be done by our psycologist who will evaluate the stress and anxiety levels of the couple (or single person) with a large conversation. This will create a trust relationship to have the emotional needed support through all the treatment process. If you would like to know more about emotional support in assisted reproduction please click here Our advise to make the most of your first appointment Please follow these points to be prepared and make the most of your appointment: You most have lots of doubts about your problem, mostly if you have been going through treatments for a while with different doctors. You will have also lots of mixed up information with all your previous results, studies, treatments and information taken from internet and other people. It is normal. We recommend you the following when attending your first appointment: Bring all the previous studies you have: separating them by person (you and your couple) and ordering them by date, from the oldest to the latest. Gather all the prescriptions you may have, separating them the same way as above Have a little calendar notebook to: Write the date of the first moment of the period (first stain) and the last day. Write any blood loss you may have between your periods and any relevant information. Write all your doubts along the way Read all the information in our section If you are having your period at the moment of the appointment its okay, it will be even better for the doctor that you are starting your period so he can gather important data. All specialists are used to do the check ups at this stage. The ultrasound and vagina check up last only few minutes. These easy recommendations will make the doctors job faster and easier, remember that all time is precious and all info is key to clarify all your doubts. Show more