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HELENE -- My insurance really is not that bad. I actually changed to my husbands because the monthly premiums are less then us each carrying single coverage and it will be a huge benefit when I do get pregnant. All I will have to pay is a $10 co-pay for the first office visit and NOTHING after that. With my single insurance I had to pay a $250 deductible and $1,000 out of pocket before stuff would be covered at 100%. So we will definitely be saving money. My new clinic is great, very efficient, access to my test results online and able to email my doctors. The issue is that all I really need to go in for right now is my annual pap and my regular doctor CAN do that. I do not have to see the OB's for that. My only thought was I intend to work with the OB's once I do get pg so I saw this as an opportunity to get in there and start a relationship. But that is OK, my time will come. I will see my new doctor at the end of July and will have all this cycle information to share and she can make an assessment of things. I do agree that the US sucks for maternity leave. They do not even call it that here. It falls under Short Term "Disability". I get 4 weeks paid at 60% for a vaginal and 6 weeks for a c-section. But there is a 2 week waiting period to get that pay. Also, I can take 12 weeks off for FMLA but that is not paid. I will have to use my PTO to pay for any premiums I pay and to have any income during that time. Pretty lame :-( Dawn

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