SPREADING HAPPINESS IN EVERY STEP

Infertility Assessment

SPREADING HAPPINESS IN EVERY STEP

Infertility Assessment

Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after one year of regular, unprotected intercourse. The Infertility Assessment may be initiated sooner in patients who have risk factors for infertility or if the female partner is older than 35 years. Usually around 80% of the couple who have regular intercourse (at least twice a week) conceive within a year. Similarly, around 90% of the couple conceive within 2 yrs of unprotected intercourse. Women become less fertile as they get older. The effect of age on men's fertility is less clear.

INFERTILITY CAUSES IN WOMEN

  • Problems with ovulation
  • Uterine or cervical abnormalities
  • Fallopian tube damage or blockage
  • Endometriosis
  • Early menopause
  • Pelvic adhesions
  • Cancer and its treatment
  • Being overweight or underweight
  • Genetic factors
  • General illness
  • Hormonal disturbances

INFERTILITY CAUSES IN MEN

  • Sperm disorders
  • Varicoceles
  • Retrograde ejaculation
  • Immunologic infertility
  • Obstruction
  • Hormones
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Genetic factors
  • General illness

DIAGNOSIS

During the first visit, fertility experts at Santasa IVF will take a detailed medical and sexual history of both partners followed by a physical examination.

INFERTILITY EVALUATION FOR WOMEN AT SANTASA IVF

  • Blood test

    Blood tests to assess general health and check hormones

  • Hysterosalpingography

    An X ray of the uterus and tubes to check if the Uterine cavity is normal and the Fallopian tubes are patent

  • Ovarian reserve testing

    Evaluate the quality and quantity of eggs

  • Transvaginal ultrasound

    Examines the vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and bladder and detects uterine or ovarian disease if any

  • Additional tests

    Laparoscopy / Hysteroscopy / Genetic Tests etc only if needed

INFERTILITY EVALUATION FOR MEN AT SANTASA IVF

  • Blood tests

    To assess general health

  • Semen Analysis

    to check the sperm count, motility and normal forms

  • Additional tests

    Hormonal Profile and genetic tests if needed

  • Testicular Biopsy and Post-ejaculation Urinalysis in men with no sperms in the semen.

Note: Not everyone needs to have all, or even many, of these tests before the cause of infertility is found. There are also tests that evaluate how sperm and eggs interact, as well as whether either partner is developing antibodies to the sperm. Our fertility experts will decide which tests you will have and when.