When considering how to check for infertility, your doctor may decide to do an infertility check-up. This may include a physical test, along with a thorough review of your family and health history. For women, these questions mostly involve how regularly she ovulates. The doctor will keep track of these findings.
Doctors will usually need to do more tests to find out if a woman is infertile or not. Here are some possible tests that will help check for infertility:
Ovulation testing
One of the methods on how to check for infertility in women, ovulation testing is a simple blood test or urine test that checks whether a woman is ovulating or not.
Hysterosalpingography
Hysterosalpingography is another common method on how to check for infertility. This checks the condition of the uterus and fallopian tubes, and will try to find any blockages or complications that may cause infertility. The procedure entails an x-ray contrast to be injected into the womb, and an x-ray of the womb is taken after.
Ovarian reserve testing
A female’s supply of eggs is limited. This test measures the number of eggs that a female has for ovulation.
Other hormone tests
Hormone tests will check the level of ovulatory hormones and pituitary hormones that are crucial for the reproductive process.
Imaging tests
Doctors use another scan called the pelvic ultrasound to check for infertility. The ultrasound will try and identify possible ovarian or uterine disease. A saline infusion sonogram is sometimes utilized so doctors are able to find issues that may not be found in normal ultrasounds.
Hysteroscopy
Your doctor may recommend a hysteroscopy (though rare) depending on your condition. The procedure will check for uterine disease through the use of a thin lighted device, which will be inserted into your cervix and uterus.
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