Fertility Problems – When To Call a Doctor for Infertility
You should seek advice from your doctor about infertility issues if:
- You want to have children but cannot get pregnant after 1 year of regular sex without birth control
- If you are a 35 year old female or older who hasn’t been able to get pregnant after about 6 months of regular sex without birth control
- If you’re a female who has had 3 or more miscarriages
Try Before Consulting with a Doctor
As a couple, before you decide to seek help from a doctor, you should try Fertility Awareness. This is where you either plan to have sexual intercourse or abstain from sexual intercourse to maximize or minimize your chances of getting pregnant. Fertility awareness is so you can check and see the transformation your body goes through a menstrual cycle. This can aid you so you can maximize your chances in becoming pregnant because you know when you will be ovulating. After you know this information you can time sexual intercourse and try to increase your chances in becoming pregnant or try to prevent pregnancy by planning around the ovulation period. This is because a woman is fertile about 4 to 5 days each month, typically more or less around the days when ovulation takes place. This comes about 12 to 16 days prior to when the menstrual period beings.
Who You Should See
If you both decide to seek professional medical advice from a doctor, he will be able to evaluate your problem, give guidance, and discuss possible testing and treatment options that you can take. You can also get a sperm sample evaluation. You should always consult in someone you trust and possibly know. Such as a:
- Family doctor
- Internist
- Nurse practitioner
If you want to get a full test done, you should always see an obstetrician or gynecologist (OBGYN) who specializes in people who are diagnosed with infertility. They are also known as reproductive endocrinologist or fertility specialist. When searching for someone who specializes in this area you should always ask what percentage their practice is infertility treatment, and if he or she has training in reproductive endocrinology.
