If you are Infertile, What Tests Do YOu Need?

Infertility is defined as a couple trying to conceive for more than a year. Your gyno is likely going to tell you that if you are over the age of 35 and have been trying for over 6 months then it is time to get talking to your gyno about beginning the testing. An initial interview will tarket your individual gynecologic and health history and direct some testing. The National Institute of Health has also come up with recommened infetility testing. Most testing will be focused on the female, but there is recommended testing for her partner. At the NIH infertility site you can find guidelines from many organizations, such as ACOG which over sees recommendations from all Board Certified Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and other organizations, such as the one that oversees recommendations on in vitro fertilization. Many of these tests can be costly, and it is prudent to ask your physician what is cost effective with regards to testing as well. Shopping around for instance can help you save hundreds of dollars, and for an initial evaluation that is often what gynos recommend.