Fertility Treatment

To determine whether you are infertile, your doctor will go over your health history, medications, sexual history, and sex habits, like how often you have sex.

Men will get a physical exam and often a sperm analysis, which tests the health of the sperm.

For a woman, testing begins with a medical history and physical exam, including a pelvic exam.
The doctor then makes sure that she ovulates regularly and that her ovaries are releasing the eggs.
Blood tests are taken to measure hormone levels.  The ovaries and uterus may be examined by ultrasound, and a specific X-ray test can check the uterus and fallopian tubes.

In about 80% of couples, the cause of infertility is either an ovulation problem, blockage of the fallopian tubes, or a sperm problem.