When to Seek an Infertility Specialist in Houston, Texas
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When Women Should Seek a Specialist
Women should seek a specialist for the following reasons:
- Lack of a menstrual cycle for longer than a month
- Periods that last longer than a week
- Menstrual cycles that vary in length by more than 2 weeks
- Menstrual cycles more than 38 days in length
- Menstrual spotting between periods
- Heavy menstrual bleeding
- Experiencing pain during menstruation or intercourse
- Previous miscarriages
- PCOS
- Thyroid issues
- Endometriosis
- Family history of early menopause
- A change in sex drive
- Vaginismus
- Preparing to undergo treatment for cancer
When Men Should Seek a Specialist
MEN SHOULD SEEK A SPECIALIST FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
- Concern about fertility with current or past use of testosterone supplementation
- Female partner is experiencing infertility
- Difficulty ejaculating
- Erectile dysfunction
- A change in sex drive
- Heavy menstrual bleeding
- Preparing to undergo treatment for cancer
- Undescended testes
- Hormonal problems
- Varicocele in the testes
- Genetic problems
- Previous testicular injury
- Previous or current use of steroids
- STD’s
- Low semen motility (movement)
- Low sperm counts
- Poor semen morphology (shape)
- Frequent urinary tract infections
Primary Symptoms of Infertility
Infertility effects one out of six couples. You don’t have to feel alone, frustrated and try months of using the ovulation predictor kit without success. The earlier you seek an fertility specialist, the faster we can find and resolve the etiology of infertility and the greater your chances to conceive.
At your first visit, we will review you medical, surgical and family history and other pertinent gynecological history. We will also review your husband’s medical and surgical history. Once we obtain all the pertinent information we may ask you to undergo the following tests to determine the underlying etiology of infertility.
Problems With Menstrual Cycle
· Is your menstrual cycle regular or do you have spotting or bleeding between your regular menses?
· Do you ever have months without menses?
· Do you have cycles that are more than 35 days apart or last more than 5 days?
· Is your cycle on time or you can have more than 5 days variation in that time?
· Is your cycle very painful?
Your Age
Am I not conceiving because of stress?
Menstural Cycle and Ovulation
> You may have a normal menstrual cycle and lack ovulation.
> If you are using an ovulation kit but it does not turn positive.
> If you are measuring your basal body temperature and there is no change.
Did you experience more than one miscarriage?
Did you ever have a history of sexually transmitted disease?
Do you have a history of ovarian surgery or endometriosis?
Previous ovarian surgery or endometriosis may lead to a decrease in ovarian reserve (egg count) and contribute significantly to infertility.
Where you ever diagnosed with ovarian cysts or polycystic ovarian syndrome?
Women with the diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome may experience lack of ovulation and infertility.
Do you suspect the problem could be your partner?
Male factors can cause about 40% and men who are taking testosterone supplements may be at increased risk.
