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Health care professionals diagnose infertility by doing
an infertility workup, a series of tests conducted in both the man and
woman. The tests are done to check if the woman is ovulating and to look
for any abnormalities in her uterus or fallopian tubes. A basic workup
is usually done within one or two menstrual cycles. In men, the
infertility workup involves performing a semen analysis to evaluate the
quality and quantity of the man's sperm.
The medical history is an important part of the workup for both
partners. It provides helpful clues about lifestyle and other factors
that may be associated with infertility. It's very important for the
physician making the diagnosis to know, for example, whether the woman
has ever had endometriosis or episodes of pelvic inflammatory disease,
or if the man has ever had testicular mumps or experienced an injury or
trauma to his testicles.
Sometimes, during the medical history and initial physical exam, the
physician may ask questions about the couple's sexual habits to make
sure that sexual intercourse is indeed happening in a way that allows
for conception.
Evaluation of Both Partners
What Increases the Risk of
Miscarriage?
- Age
- Maternal Blood Clotting Issues
have recently been discovered, and they are extremely important
issues. They require extensive and sophisticated testings.
It is treated by an obstetrician with special skills. In
many cases, this treatment requires the use of daily injections of
Heparin, oral aspirin, and a high dose of folic acid,
vitamin B12, in association with a close obstetric monitoring and
the use of ultrasound. These treatments result in more than
90% success rates.
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