Procedure
Write down specific questions before visiting the hospital to save time and get the best results from fertility treatment.
What couples should remember:
Use of birth control after marriage
How long they have tried to get pregnant
If they visited another hospital for counseling and testing
If they have received semen, hormone, after sex, ovulation, and fallopian tube tests
If either partner has received any infertility treatments (egg facilitation medicine, or shots, artificial insemination, test tube, etc.)
Frequency of intercourse and length of intercourse
Any problems with sex life or pain during intercourse
If either partner is taking any medication
Prior surgeries or hospitalizations
What women should remember:
First period
Monthly cycle (cycle, duration, amount, cramps)
Prior pregnancies or labor
Prior abortions, miscarriages, and effect, if any, on monthly cycle
What men should remember:
High fevers (measles, epidemic parotitis)
Treatments for urinary disease (including STDs)
Unusual amount of drinking, smoking, and level of stress
Work environment (high heat, radiation, chemicals)
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