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When to See a Fertility Doctor
Apr 29, 2010
When to See a Fertility Doctor
Those who may wish to see a fertility doctor, known as a reproductive endocrinologist (RE), include:
Women who:
- Are age 35 or older
- Have a history of pelvic infection, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, or pelvic pain
- Need treatment for tubal damage or endometriosis
- Had two or more miscarriages
- Have irregular menstrual cycles, ovulate irregularly, and have not responded to clomiphene citrate
- Were exposed to DES, a synthetic estrogen that was prescribed to millions of pregnant women from 1938 until 1971
Men who:
- Have poor semen analysis, showing low motility, low count, or poor morphology
- Have frequent urinary infections
Couples who:
- Have tried to conceive for longer than 1 year with no pregnancy (6 months for women older than age 35), even though their tests come back “normal”
- Are considering using assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF)
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Still trying to learn more about my fertility and ovulation cycle with at-home ovulation predictor kit. I'm using Ovu-trac (www.ovu-trac.com), a kit that uses saliva samples to note hormonal changes to predict fertility. It's individual to me, which I like, since my cycle is so erratic. And it's easy to use. I've been using it for 4 months now. I figure I'll wait another 5 months until I think about seeing a specialist.
How can my mate and I have a baby?
He wanted a child since we first met 3yrs ago-we miscarried last yr. we both have health problems that can use some minor strengthening.
would like info on invitro and tubal reversal please.
i have been with my finance for 2 years now and for the past year we have been trying to have a baby, we are a young couple i was wondering is there an age expectantance before you can be given any kinda of help with trying to concieve as in medical help.?
my husband and i have been trying for almost 2 years now and ive tried taking my temperture, counting days and having sex on the right days. but nothing has worked. i was on birth control for 10 years, could that have something to do with me not getting pregnant?
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