Chapter 13- The Results

The next morning, Barney and Robin are getting ready for work. Robin is in the shower when her phone rings. Barney knows she is waiting for a call back from the doctor about her test results, so he answers it.

"Mrs. Stinson?" the woman on the phone asks.

"No, this is her husband."

"Mr. Stinson, we have received your wife's test results, and would like to schedule an appointment with her for Dr. Black. We would like to see her as soon as possible. We have an opening in an hour." As soon as possible? Somehow, that doesn't seem good.

"Ok, she is in the shower, let me check if that's ok." He walks into the bathroom, holding his hand over the receiver to block out the noise. "Robin, the doctor is on the phone. They want you to come in to discuss the results."

He hears the voice on the phone interrupt. "Actually Mr. Stinson, we would like to have the both of you come in."

"Ok..." He answers questioningly.

"What is it Barney?" Robin shouts from the shower.

"Nothing, they have an appointment in an hour and they want you to come in as soon as you can."

"That's fine. It'll be a bit of a rush, but I think I can make it."

"Ok. We'll be there," he responds to the woman on the phone.

"We'll?" He hears Robin puzzle to herself from the shower.

"Mr. Stinson? I want to tell you our location, because we are not the same group that your wife saw yesterday. Our address is 523 W 52nd street." He walks out of the bathroom and quickly scribbles the address down on a piece of paper. The address sounds familiar to him, but he can't quite place why.

"Ok, we will see you then. Thank you," he replies to the nurse. He walks back into the bathroom to finish getting ready and to answer Robin's question.

"She said she wanted both of us," he informs her when she shuts of the shower.

"Well that's odd," she mutters, mostly to herself. Now she is worried. What exactly could they want both of them for. It has to mean there is something seriously wrong.

They spend the next few minutes getting ready, and take a cab, when they arrive at the doctor's office, she is surprised, because she Isn't where she thought she was going to be.

Barney sees the confused look on her face, and answers her question without her asking. "Yeah, they said something about being a different doctor's group. You're seeing a Dr. Black today." Dr. Black? That's her gynecologist. Oh crap, this has more to do with her fertility doesn't it? Why does life keep screwing her over this?

Barney notices she is frozen in thought. "Robin? Are you ok?"

"Yes. No. Maybe. I don't know," she sighs. "Dr. Black is my gynecologist. I...I'm just scared about what could be wrong."

For a second, Barney allows himself to believe that maybe the tests before were wrong, she isn't infertile and she is pregnant, but he really doesn't want to let himself believe that it could be true, and he certainly doesn't want to get his hopes up. Getting his hopes up would just lead to more pain in the end.

After she checks in at the front desk, they sit together in the waiting room in silence. Neither of them wants to think about the reasons behind why they could be there. Now that they are here, Barney recognizes the office. It is the same one they were at before, when they came to see Dr. Sonya together a few years ago.

"Mrs. Stinson."

They follow this nurse through even more winding hallways, and they end up not in an exam room, but in the doctor's personal office.

"Take a seat. Dr. Black will be in with you in a minute or two."

Neither of them expected to end up in the doctor's office instead of an exam room, but again, they really didn't know what to expect. As soon as the door closed, Barney used the opportunity to crack a joke to try and lighten the mood.

"Well, it could be worse. We could be at my doppelganger's office." Robin just glares at him. He can tell she really isn't in the mood for jokes right now, and is extremely worried. He moves his hand to her shoulder to comfort her and show her that he is there for her no matter what happens in this office today.

At that moment, the door opens and a younger woman enters.

"Mrs. Stinson, Mr. Stinson" She greets as she shakes their hands.

"Nice to meet you." Barney replies to her handshake.

"Likewise. Have we met before? You aren't a doctor are you?" the doctor asks him.

"No, I am sure we haven't met, and I am not a doctor."

"Sorry, I must have confused you with one of my colleagues." He looks over at Robin and gives her an 'I told you so' look. He knew that the doppelganger would come up somehow. " I'm sure you're both curious about why you were referred to me today."

"Yes, actually, we are very curious." Robin answers, speaking for the both of them. She unsuccessfully tries to hide the worry in her eyes and voice.

"Mrs. Stinson, you are aware of your diagnosis of abnormal FSH and LH secretions due to hypopituitarism."

"Yes," Robin answers at the same time as Barney's resounding "No."

"I will explain it again to you both so that we are all on the same page." She takes a breath as the couple nods in agreement. While Robin doesn't really want to hear this again, as she didn't get much the first time when Dr. Sonya explained it, she does realize that it is worth it for Barney to hear. "There are two hormones that are part of a woman's menstrual cycle, FSH or follicle-stimulating hormone, and LH or luteinizing hormone. These two hormones need to be present in the correct proportions in order for ovulation and therefore conception to occur. There are many triggers as to why these hormones could be low or high, such as stress, a very high or low weight, significant weight loss or gain, and certain pituitary gland disorders. In your case, you have a pituitary gland disorder called hypopituitarism that typically blocks the hormones that allow for ovulation and hence conception. Your blood tests in December of 2011 showed low levels of both of the hormones, as well as elevated levels of prolactin that led to a diagnosis of hypopituitarism."

"And what does this all mean?" Robin asks, wanting to know why exactly she needed to hear this all again.

"There was one thing that may have been unclear to you when you met with Dr. Sonya back then. While it was highly unlikely that you would ever be able to conceive, it could happen if the hormones were to be present."

"So it could be possible to have a baby if we wanted? Because Dr. Sonya said it would never happen."

"Dr. Sonya's bedside manner and patient proceedings are part of the reason that she is no longer with us. I am sorry that she told you never, as never is not the case." Robin looks up at Barney with hope in her eyes. It is possible. He looks back at her with the same gaze. This could happen for them. They could have a family. "Usually, with the right combination of hormone therapy and in vitro fertilization, it is clinically possible, while still rare."

"So you called us in to tell us that it is possible to have a baby? I don't understand what this has to do with the blood work."

"I actually called you in to tell you that it is more than possible for you to have a baby. Congratulations. You're pregnant."