Fertility Testing

Egg quantity and egg quality are two entities used to determine fertility. Fertility tests must do both effectively in order to determine a woman’s chance for becoming pregnant. There are some problems with fertility testing and this is one thing medical biologists and scientists are trying to improve in the areas of female health.

Fertility testing isn’t fun for the couple who is experiencing the pain of not being able to conceive on their own. No one wants to think of something as private as conception suddenly becoming a public affair involving doctors, needles and testing in a cold medical environment. However, if couples can not conceive on their own, then they likely will find themselves in a medical facility undergoing fertility testing and then fertility pills and many other things they would normally hope to avoid.

Fertility testing is one of the last things anyone wants to go through but actually, it is a simpler procedure than one might think. A doctor will determine the quality of the eggs the female is producing in a laboratory setting and then will determine the number. The woman’s doctor will talk to the couple and determine lifestyle habits, family histories of each partner and other health habits.

If either partner has been involved in steroid use or intravenous drug use then this will be discussed too. Doctors will gather the entire history of the patient and her partner and then send the lab work along with any other information he or she feels will be necessary for the lab to make an informed decision on why the couple seems to have difficulty in conceiving.

After the initial fertility test, the couple will still have to undergo other testing from time to time and immediately after the results from the initial testing, the couple will begin charting and keeping regular journals of ovulation and other information requested by their physician.