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Fertility Doctor: 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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I'm not there yet
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
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
would like info on invitro and tubal reversal please.
i have been with my finance
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
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?
I am in my early 30's and
I am in my early 30's and have never been able to conceive. As far as any of my doctors over the years could find I should be able to but still nothing. Maybe 8 years ago I did a round of Clomid with no results. At this time I no longer have insurance so i'm limited in the testing I can afford but back when the dr found my uterus was tilted and said that may be causing the problem. Im finding on my own that a tilted uterus shouldnt affect fertility but I do have several other factors. Im overweight, have a thyroid problem (recently started taking medication for it after a couple years without) and I just found out that I have a polyp on my cervix. The clinic says they think it just formed recently but who knows. I am frustrated and have pretty much just accepted the fact that I cant have kids but it makes me so sad to see everyone around me is pregnant (2 in my immediate family). I'd be open to any suggestions.
I've been trying to get
I've been trying to get pregnant for 3 years an no luck but before that i was on the depoprevera (i think thats how its spelt) shot an got off of it after 2 an a half years an im also hypoglicemic so wat culd be the problem??
its more of a question...
its more of a question... me and mi fiance are trying to have a child and weve been trying for a couple of months now and nothing i have my period and everything... im 20 i know its kind of young but its really what i want. what should i do??
baby boy
i have baby girl and i want baby boy, what should i have to do? is there fertility helps me to get baby boy?