When To Seek Advice About Infertility?

After a year of unprotected sex and you still struggle falling pregnant, it is advisable to seek help as couple. The doctor will conduct a physical examination of on the both of you to determine your general state of health and to evaluate physical disorders that may be causing infertility.

Usually both partners are interviewed about their sexual habits in order to determine whether sex is taking place properly for conception.

Dr Heylen says, “If no cause can be determined at this point, more specific tests may be recommended. president of the Southern African Society of Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecological Endoscopy (SASREG), For women, these include an analysis of ovulation, x-ray of the Fallopian tubes and uterus and laparoscopy. For men, initial tests focus on semen analysis.”