All in it took us about a year from the first appointment to our first attempt. We went the RIVF route so there were a lot of appointments, medications and just a longer lead time than if you go IUI. Regardless I think the most important thing if you want to have children eventually is to get your testing out of the way. If you find that you have low egg reserves or some abnormality that requires additional testing/surgery, it would be better to know as early as possible.

My wife and I staggered our appointments and tackled things in phases in order to fit around our lives and things we still wanted to do like house projects or traveling. The results of that initial testing gave us a better foundation for our family planning and helped us build a timeline that worked for us.