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Before treatment · 4 min read

What to expect from your first consultation

A 60-minute conversation, not an exam. Here is exactly how the first appointment runs, what to bring, and what comes home with you.

Most patients have spent weeks or months working themselves up to the first call. The actual visit, in our experience, is the lowest-pressure step in the entire pathway.

Your first consultation is 60 minutes with the physician who will lead your care. We listen for the first 20 minutes — your history, what you have already tried, what is making the decision feel hard. Only then do we begin to talk about what we recommend next.

By the end of the appointment you will have a written summary in your portal: what we discussed, what we observed, what we have recommended for the diagnostic workup, and a clear timeline. Nothing else starts without your sign-off.

Bring a list of any medications you are taking, prior fertility records (if you have them), and one or two questions written down. The questions are the part patients consistently forget in the room.

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