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A fertility doctor
Last reviewed: 03.07.2025
Infertility, as a diagnosis, has become increasingly common lately. Ecology, nerves, fast pace of life and harmful substances that enter our body with food and air make themselves felt. That is why there have been more and more cases when a couple, living a sexual life without protection, cannot conceive a child for a very long time. In such cases, the diagnosis of "infertility" is made. But this is not a death sentence. Such a situation is not yet a sign that the couple will never be able to give birth to a child. There is a way out of absolutely any situation.
What diagnostic methods does an infertility doctor use?
The doctor is looking for the exact cause of the couple's infertility, and both the man and the woman will have to undergo a series of tests and analyses. The examination of the male body includes a thorough examination of the male genitals, a digital examination of the prostate, and an ultrasound of the testicles. You will also have to take a sperm test. When preparing for the analysis, it is necessary to reduce the amount of alcohol and nicotine consumed, and to abstain from sex for 5 days before the analysis.
The plan for a woman's examination is more extensive. When establishing the causes of infertility, a woman will have to undergo a standard gynecological examination with a vaginal mucosa smear. Together with the doctor, you will also have to analyze the menstrual calendar, do an ultrasound of the pelvic organs and genitals, do procedures to check the patency of the fallopian tubes, conduct an endoscopic examination of the uterus, and, what is equally important, undergo an analysis of the collection of pieces of the endometrium for examination. Further, based on the results of the tests, the doctor will be able to determine the causes of infertility and prescribe appropriate treatment. Treatment will be strictly individual and, depending on the causes, may involve both taking medications and surgery. Well, since very often the cause of infertility is a hormonal imbalance, the couple will need to undergo hormonal correction and stabilize all indicators in the body.
Doctor's advice on infertility treatment
Any infertility doctor will first of all say that you should not postpone pregnancy. In the modern world, young couples often postpone having children until later, waiting for better conditions or trying to build a career. But then it may be too late. The best age for having children is considered to be up to 25 years for girls and up to 30 for guys. In addition, you should adhere to preventive measures to prevent infertility. There is nothing difficult in adhering to prevention, and following simple recommendations will help you give birth to healthy children. Firstly, you should avoid excessive use of tobacco and marijuana, since the substances contained in them reduce the activity of sperm. Frequent contact with harmful chemicals should also be avoided. You should also reduce alcohol consumption, since it destroys eggs and sperm. And, perhaps most importantly, reduce the number of sexual partners in order to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Remember that undetected and untreated sexually transmitted diseases can cause infertility like nothing else. Don't forget about your physical fitness, keep yourself in the normal height-weight ratio and then endocrine system factors will not be able to cause the absence of pregnancy. And giving birth is much easier when you are in good physical shape.
Following simple rules and doctor's advice on infertility treatment will help you give birth to normal healthy children who will make you happy all your life. After all, what could be more wonderful than taking care of your own miracle, the result of the love of two people.
[ Causes of bespodia
If a couple cannot conceive a child, then in 40% of cases the man's physiological health is to blame, in 40% - the woman's health, and in 20% - both are to blame. That is why you need to constantly monitor your own health, because absolutely everyone wants healthy and normal children. The slightest disturbance during the maturation of sex cells can lead to infertility.
The reasons why a man cannot conceive a child include prostatitis, urethritis or any other inflammatory diseases. This also includes all sorts of hormonal disorders, a general decrease in potency, frequent psychological disorders and nervous breakdowns.
Female infectious and inflammatory diseases of the genital organs can also lead to infertility. Other causes include obstruction of the fallopian tubes, defects in the development of the uterus, or an extensive vaginal cyst.
There are many reasons and they all depend on the individual physiology of a person, but infertility is exactly the disease that should never be treated independently. Trusting the restoration of the reproductive function of the body should be entrusted only to specialists.