Modern tech

Sophia and I went to our first fertility appointment at Spring Fertility today. We wanted to discuss pregnancy with a doctor and take all appropriate tests before going down the journey.

I was fairly shocked by the entire experience end to end. I haven’t been shy about knocking the American healthcare system and it’s without a doubt a flawed system that needs to be redone. At the same time, it is appropriate to appreciate how far healthcare and medicine technology has come.

Sophia and I scheduled everything and filled out all forms via an app called Salve. By the time we showed up, everything was pretty much ready to go. We went and saw the doctor that used a tablet to explain concepts to us.

Sophia had a scan done with a live camera that showed how many follicles she has at the moment. In 5 minutes, the doctor was able to review everything and come up with an assessment for us. We went back in her office, went over more things on her tablet for 10 more minutes. We got our blood tests done quickly. And the coordinator mentioned that everything would be sent to our app including our results and next steps.

It was a wonderful experience end to end. Of course, not every place will be like this, but I had to appreciate how far we’ve come. There’s a lot of hate for tech these days and some of it is well deserving, but behind all these embarrassing stories are amazing human advancements. Modern medicine is one of those advancements in tech that we all need to appreciate.