Infertility
Tests for initial infertility evaluation
Your health care provider will likely perform the following:
- Blood tests to check all hormone levels in the woman; thyroid, prolactin and androgen levels
- Complete semen analysis on the male partner
- Post-coital test (this should never take the place of a complete semen analysis)
- Hysterosalpingogram, an x-ray to evaluate if the woman's fallopian tubes are open
- Endometrial biopsy, to check the quality of the uterine lining
- Laparoscopy, out-patient surgery to check for endometriosis or pelvic scarring in the woman
If you have not had these tests done, ask your doctor about them. It is useless to proceed with treatment unless you have ruled out all the possibilities.
Source: This information is used with permission and courtesy of RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association.
