WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFERTILITY TESTS FOR WOMEN?

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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFERTILITY TESTS
FOR WOMEN?
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• Infertility is never a benign issue when it is
  discovered because it is potentially depressing
  for most of the couples.
• Recent studies show that infertility is not as
  discouraging as you might think. National
  Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  conducted a study recently which showed that
  majority of women aged up to 39 did not get
  pregnant in their first year but got pregnant
  during the second year without any medical help.
• The main implication of the study was that they
  were unable to conceive during the first full
  year and it sheds light on the way we perceive
  infertility as an inability to produce a child
  and the way we interpret the failures during the
  first few times of trying for pregnancy. 

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The infertility specialist will probably ask you
about your gynecologic history

• Your past pregnancies and miscarriages
• About your menstrual cycle and irregularities in
  your periods and spotting between periods
• Changes in the blood flow or any appearance of
  large blood clots
• Methods of birth control you used
• Whether you have gone for any infertility
  treatments before

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The different types of infertility tests,

• To begin with, the doctors may be with pelvic
  examination first. They can rule out STD
  infections like chlamydia, gonorrhea or other
  genital infections that can contribute to
  infertility.
• A follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) test may
  be done to find the cause of infertility. FSH is
  produced by the pituitary gland which regulates
  menstrual and reproductive functions. It is
  commonly used to evaluate womans egg production
  and supply and problems with menstruation. This
  test is done during your period and then again
  after you are ovulating to understand the levels
  of FSH and its effects on your fertility.

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• Hysteroscopy. This exam is orderedif a problem is
  detected in HSG. In this procedure, a thin
  telescope-like instrument is inserted into the
  uterus through the vagina and the cervix. With
  this instrument, the doctors can photograph the
  inside of the uterus where they think the
  expected problem lies.
• Laparoscopy. When the above tests are doneand
  some promising evaluation is expected your doctor
  may go for laparoscopy. In this, a laparoscope is
  inserted through a small incision to check
  out endometriosis, scarring, and other related
  conditions. This process is a little more
  invasive compared to HSG and it can be done only
  under general anesthesia.
• Endometrial biopsy. This is a biopsy of the
  tissue of the inner lining of the uterus and
  it is usedto determine if your uterus is normal
  for implanting an embryo. A small tissue
  sample is removed with the help of a catheter
  that is inserted into the uterus through
  the vagina. The sample is then analyzed in the
  lab. This process is a little bit painful so
  it is preceded with the administration of a
  painkiller.

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Contact us

• Progenesis Fertility Center Advanced Center for
  Reproductive Medicine
• 1st 2nd Floor, Rushiraj Annex, Opp. Kathiyawad,
  DSouza Colony, College Road, Nashik-05,
  Maharashtra, India. Get Location
• Monday - Saturday
• 1000 AM 0700 PM
• 91- 253 - 2347721, 6636821, 91 942397 1620
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