Infertility Consultation – Seeking Answers To Help Conceive
A infertility consultation can help you to fully understand the problems that you are having with conception and give you advice on the range of options available to overcome this problem. Medical procedures to help couples conceive have advanced significantly, so getting expert advice can help you to determine which treatment or course of action is best for you and your partner if you have trouble conceiving.
Speaking with an infertility consultant
When you arrive at an infertility consultation, you are most likely to meet with a specialist in reproductive medicine. They will discuss your history with you, looking at how long you have been trying to conceive, any medical conditions or history that could be effecting your ability to conceive and what treatments (if any) you have already tried. They are likely to recommend tests if they feel they need further information to help make an informed decision on how to proceed and once they have that information they will make recommendations about possible options for you and your partner.
The infertility consultant may recommend:
IVF – IVF stands for In Vitro Fertilisation which is an assisted reproductive technology. In simplest terms, IVF is the fertilisation of the egg and transplantation of the embryos into the uterus after conception. Highly skilled medical specialists will oversee this procedure in order to assist couples to conceive.
Egg/sperm donation – Donation is the couple haven’t viable sperm or eggs. If the male is infertile, then the sperm donation option can be used and the introduction of viable sperm can lead to conception. If the female is infertile, then a healthy donor egg is generally fertilised with the male’s sperm and transplanted into the uterus after conception.
Hormone therapy - Reduced fertility can occur when the woman has low levels of progesterone or high levels of oestrogen. A small blood sample from the female partner can be taken to check progesterone levels. To correct this issue, the use of progesterone medication, injections or creams can help boost this hormone and ensure the embryo transplants successfully in the uterus and can be carried to term.
Some of the most common infertility treatments are outlined here, however there are many other reasons for infertility. After your infertility consultation with the medical specialist, you are probably going to have concerns, doubts and hopefully choices to make about what step to take next. A wise option is to speak with your infertility consultant and ensure you have all the information you need to make a decision, and also to meet with an infertility counsellor to discuss further the options as well as how you and your partner feel about the choices available to you.
