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Us too.
Start with your doctor who can refer you to a fertility clinic. We were referred to Olive.
Don't worry so much about which clinic they refer you to, but instead it's the individual doctor that makes all the difference. The first doctor we had was really bad. So bad that we asked for a new doctor. The new doctor was a lot better (Dr Zhang). Dr Hao also works there and she worked at the maternity clinic where we gave birth and she's good too. I recommend either.
The unfortunate part is you can wait a few months before they see you.
They'll start by doing tests on both you and her. It's all covered by MSP.
Fast forward a few months, if you end up having to do any fertility treatments, this is where it can get hard. They are expensive (not covered by MSP). This place operates like a business and they treat you accordingly. Which is hard because this experience is so emotionally tough. Consider seeking counselling to help, even now.
Before jumping straight to IVF, there is something called IUI which might be an option. None of this is cheap unfortunately. My number one piece of advice is ask questions. As many a possible. About fees, hidden fees, and success rates. Otherwise they tend to gloss over this information like salespeople tend to do.
Thankfully we didn't start treatments, it worked out for us without needing them. So don't give up hope!
For now, at least start with a referral and tests, then they can see if anything is going on and what they think the cause of the infertility might be.
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