Is it a waste of time to see a gyno for infertility, shouldn't I just go to a fertility specialist?

If you are in your 30s, I'd skip the OB/GYN and go right for a reproductive endocrinologist.

I like my OB/GYN (she has done three surgeries on me), but she was not good at helping me through the fertility process. I wasted 7 months fumbling around with Clomid and IUIs. When we finally gave up and went to an RE, we learned that folks our age (me, near 40 and husband, near 50) usually go right to the injectables and don't mess around with the low dose stuff. Also, they immediately ran a battery of tests on me that my OB/GYN hadn't ordered (like an HSG test to see if my tubes were blocked).

It's a different world to deal with an RE. When you're dealing with fertility, timing is everything. My RE's office is open 365 days a year. If you need to have a scan done on Day 6, then you go in on Day 6, even if it's a Sunday or on Thanksgiving day. At my OB/GYN, if my Day 6 scan fell on Thanksgiving, the soonest I could be seen would be the following Monday. What I'm trying to say is, if your fertility window is relative small, don't waste time -- go directly to an RE. They are set up to deal with the intricacies of infertility treatments.

No. A gyno can tell you if there's truly something wrong with your body that's making you unable to concieve, and if there isn't, he can educate you on things like the right time to have sex when you're ovulating, ect.... Once you find out you have a medical condition that affects your fertility, then you go see a fertility specialist.

Yes but generally your Gyno has to refer you anyway.

I got pregnant both times with fertility treatment from my Gyno....they are a little less likely to jump in to it - which is safer for you and less likely chance for you to have multiple births.

The gyno is the right place to start. He/she can refer you to a reputable specialist if necessary. Also, depending on your insurance coverage, you may need the referral from the gyno in order for your specialist visits to be covered.

I would see your Gyno for the first batch of simple tests -- it will cost you way less if you're having to use an insurance policy that won't cover fertility treatments (most don't). If this is not an issue, or you're on the NHS, then go and visit an R.E. instead.

Yes fertility Specialist are more educated on it.

MY ob/gyn helped me with my fertility problems.

if you have insurance then you need a reference :)