Infertility Test
All About Infertility Test In Men And Women
Infertility can be devastating news to a couple who is so
looking forward to being parents soon. Of course, the quickest
way to find out who is having these disorders or needs a fertility
treatment is to undergo an infertility test.
Male Infertility Test
Male infertility can be caused by many factors such as sperm
disorders, present or past infections, varicocele, work environment,
stress, alcoholism or medication. Each of these disorders
have a separate treatment and most of them can be deducted
through a doctor’s exam, nonetheless, the most used
infertility test in men used today is carried out on the sperm,
as this is usually the most popular infertility disorder.
Semen is extracted from the man involved and being examined
for count, shape and other disorders that may reveal themselves
under the microscope. Sometimes, even if the count is high,
the infertility can also be caused by their flow or shape,
and this is exactly what will be determined by the doctor.
Semen also reveals antibodies or other existing conditions
in the body such as infections.
Female Infertility Test
On the other hand, women have more causes of infertility
and usually they may take a little while to test and make
sure that everything works normally. First of all, doctors
will examine the hormone levels as they are the major cause
in women of all ages.
Besides, the doctor also checks the uterus and the fallopian
tubes to make sure that they are functional an infertility
test called hysterosalpingogram is performed which consists
of injection a special dye through the vaginal passage which
will color the insides of the uterus and fallopian tubes so
that the doctor can then examine through the help of x-rays
for any disorder and blockages of the same.
There is another infertility test for women is the postcoital
test, which is conducted at the time of ovulation right after
intercourse when the doctor can obtain vaginal and cervix
mucus to observe its condition and if the sperms are still
alive in the same. Sometimes women secrete highly acidic vaginal
secretions, which tend to kill the sperms instantly and hence,
fail to conceive. .
Laparoscopy is yet another infertility test for women but
is usually performed as a last resort since it does the same
job as of the hysterosalpingogram but it is done much more
detailed as the doctor goes in with the help of a tiny microscope.
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