Infertility
Specialists
When to see a specialist?
No
referral is usually needed
to see a Reproductive Endocrinologist/ Infertility specialist
(except by some insurance plans), so you may choose
to see a specialist as soon as you have concerns about
your fertility. Many studies demonstrate that care by
specialists is more likely to result in pregnancy to
lower overall cost. In fact, over 70% of couples who
seek specialty care will conceive. Any individual couple's
chance is dependent upon the cause(s) of their infertility.
In
general you should seek an infertility specialist if:
-
You are a female less than 35 years old with a history
of unprotected intercourse without conception for
at least 1 year.
- Your
are a female 35-39 years old with a history of unprotected
intercourse without conception for at least 6 months.
-
Females 40 years old and older should see an
infertility specialist right away.
- Women
with history of 2 or 3 spontaneous miscarriages.
- Women
who have had more than 4 Clomid (fertility medicine)
treatment cycles.
- No
menstrual cycle for more than 6 months.
- Men
with abnormal semen analysis.
- Interest
in Preimplantation Genetics (PGD); history of genetic
disorders (few examples):
- Cystic
fibrosis
- Sickle
cell disease
- Fragile
X Syndrome
- Marfans
- Tay-Sachs
- Thalassemia
- Duchenne
muscular dystrophy
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