Diagnostic Tests for Infertility
Home Diagnostic Testing
These home medical tests may be relevant to Infertility causes:
- Pregnancy -- Related Home Testing:
- Fertility-related Home Testing:
- Male Fertility Tests
- Menopause: Related Home Testing:
- Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
- Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
Tests and diagnosis discussion for Infertility:
A medical evaluation may determine whether a couple's infertility is
due to these or other causes. If a medical and sexual history doesn't
reveal an obvious problem, like improperly timed intercourse or absence of
ovulation, specific tests may be needed. (Source: excerpt from Infertility: NWHIC)
For the woman, the first step in testing is to determine if she is
ovulating each month. This can be done by charting changes in morning body
temperature, by using an FDA-approved home ovulation test kit (which is
available over the counter), or by examining cervical mucus, which
undergoes a series of hormone-induced changes throughout the menstrual
cycle.
Checks of ovulation can also be done in the physician's office with
simple blood tests for hormone levels or ultrasound tests of the ovaries.
If the woman is ovulating, further testing will need to be done.
Common female tests include:
Hysterosalpingogram: An x-ray of the fallopian tubes and uterus after
they are injected with dye, to show if the tubes are open and to show the
shape of the uterus. Laparoscopy: An examination of the tubes and other
female organs for disease, using a miniature light-transmitting tube
called a laparoscope. The tube is inserted into the abdomen through a
one-inch incision below the navel, usually while the woman is under
general anesthesia.
Endometrial biopsy: An examination of a small shred of uterine lining
to see if the monthly changes in the lining are normal.
(Source: excerpt from Infertility: NWHIC)
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