Fertility Tests

Why Take Infertility Tests

by Low Jeremy

In case you and your partner are having troubles with pregnancy, it is likely that one or both of you posses a medical condition we know as infertility. Though one would probably have to take extensive physical examinations and tests, there are great chances that what you are suffering from for the present will be treated if only you take the necessary steps of seeking treatment.

In this article, we will discuss several key points in making your decision for facilitating infertility tests firmer. Please read on and consider the following:

For couples who are aged 30 years old and below, it is most likely that your physician would recommend you to wait for another year. Use this time to check and see if you truly are infertile. Maintain a well-timed unprotected sexual intercourse. If nothing happens within that span of time, it would be best that you seek your doctor's assistance immediately.

Why wait for one year?

Well, obviously one year would be the parameter for rechecking the validity of the possible diagnosis in the future. Fertility is marked by the absence of conception within a year. Now, if for years you and your partner weren't successful in producing a single pregnancy or if for sometime you have been experiencing miscarriages, you are possibly a patient of infertility.

If, however, you and your partner are already past 35 years old, the best thing you can do is to maximize the time you have. This will then limit the possibility that any age-associated infertility conditions will make your problems worse.

Infertility tests, examinations and treatments are difficult, physically taxing and very expensive. Before you make the decision of pursuing treatment, it would be best that you prepare your willingness to seek the end of the treatment. Sometimes, you have to expect the worse case scenario.

Depending on your status, you will have to undergo one to several times of visiting the infertility clinic, take samples of your egg or sperm cells and hope with cross fingers that everything would end up right. But the result is normally unpredictable.

And even with the most sophisticated fertility tests and treatments, no one is still assured of the success of pregnancy, of birth or of rearing the offspring of your pains. Absolutely no one! Often, you have to endure many things before you truly arrive at the product of your efforts which typically ends up in pain. But once you and your partner are successful, you'll believe that all is worth it.


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3 Steps to Fertility

3 Steps to Fertility
By Marina Nicholas

Recently there has been an enormous amount of literature written on the field of infertility. Even TV documentaries and chat shows are featuring women telling their heartfelt story as people are becoming more aware of the rise of infertility cases in the UK.

If you have been unsuccessful in conceiving a baby it is difficult to know where to start. This is the problem I faced six years ago. Gynaecologists, midwives or naturopaths write most of the books on infertility. Their information is based on the world of infertility from their perspective, how to treat a couple. None are written by someone with infertility and has tried to make sense of it all! It is difficult to get inside the mind of a couple faced with infertility, to know what they expect, how they feel and how they will react. Guilt, frustration, depression, anxiety, failure, longing, jealousy, denial, anger, loneliness are but a few of the emotions that infertile couples experience at some point. How can they begin to understand us?

Over the years I have collated endless piles of information about infertility and decided it was time to write about infertility from our perspective – someone who suffers with infertility. All I wanted to know was ‘what can I do to increase my chances of having a baby?’

When collating the research, it became apparent that it fell naturally into three straightforward steps. Following these steps will give you a greater insight into infertility, how to approach your situation and what to do next to help you get closer to your dream of having a baby.

The three steps are:

Step 1 – Gain a full understanding of the male and female body, the cycles involved in conception and the reasons for infertility.

It is easy to assume that getting pregnant is relatively simple, yet in order for conception to take place thousands of biological process have to come together at the right time. Which aspects can you directly influence? What are the main causes and symptoms of infertility? How does age affect fertility? What psychological factors affect fertility? What can go wrong? Am I ready for pregnancy? Anyone having problems conceiving should have a better understanding than most about the reproductive cycle and how the body works so they can look at ways to increase their chance of getting pregnant.

Step 2 - Find out what the problem is by completing the necessary fertility tests at the appropriate time.

Fertility testing is a minefield. As soon as you think there may be a problem, your doctor/gynaecologist will start testing both you and your partner. For many people this stage can be daunting, humiliating and scary. Fertility testing tends to follow a well-known sequence, starting with the least invasive tests first such as hormone analysis with a blood test and semen analysis. Fertility testing is a process of elimination. Essentially the doctor is trying to ascertain why you have not become pregnant yet. From your perspective you will feel so much more at ease knowing what the fertility tests entail and what they diagnose. I recommend all couples to become an expert in understanding the process of fertility testing so stress levels are kept low and you are in a better position to move onto step 3.

Step 3 - Choose the conventional or complementary treatment that will improve your chances of having a baby.

The third and most important step is to find a treatment that will maximize your chances of conception. In today’s world there is a diverse range of fertility treatment available to help couples having problems conceiving. Over the last decade, research has shown that in addition to conventional methods like ovulation induction and IVF, complementary treatments including those based around nutrition, reflexology, herbal medicine, acupuncture and even hypnotherapy can contribute to getting you pregnant.

We are all different people in different situations and there is no ‘one size fits all’ in matters of infertility treatment. You may feel more comfortable starting off looking at your nutrition and lifestyle rather than starting on fertility drugs straightaway. Or you may prefer to look at the psychological barriers you may have that might interfere with you having a baby instead of stimulating you ovaries through acupuncture. Or maybe you want to try the least expensive and invasive options before worrying about how you will finance other treatments.

By following these three steps there are no guarantees that you will conceive a baby but you will be more open to all treatments and be better informed to progress on your journey.

Marina Nicholas is the author of the book 3 Steps to Fertility, a Couple's Guide to Maximising their Ability to Conceive. This is the first book to be written by someone who has suffered with infertility, who has researched all the potential causes and who has personally tried all the complementary and conventional treatments.

She regularly imparts her knowledge on radio, television and in magazines. Marina also works as a helpliner for the largest infertility charity, Infertility Network UK. The website http://www.3stepstofertility.com was set up to keep couples abreast of the latest research and developments in the field. She successfully gave birth to her son, Bruno after seven years of infertility.

Search inside the book and learn how fertility treatments like acupuncture, hypnotherapy, reflexology,diet and nutrition and Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) can help you get pregnant

http://www.3stepstofertility.com

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Fertility Blog

Welcome to my new blog dedicated to providing information and support on fertility and its related issues.

Issy x

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