WHAT WILL THE DOCTORS DO ONCE WE START INFERTILITY TREATMENT?

Complete medical & reproductive history will be recorded.

You must remember to give in detail the past history including past contraceptive methods, induced and spontaneous abortion, still-birth & live birth and previous conception with other partner in case of 2^nd marriage.

You should also give details of menstrual history with reference to regularity, length, frequency, flow and pain if any. Menstrual Recorder

If you use any lubricants, remember to mention them. You must give details of any pre-existing illness and treatment thereof.

Any systemic disease contraindicating pregnancy/impairing fertility should be ruled out. Both the partners should be evaluated system by system. In man physical examination should look for any genital tract abnormality. Testicular size is noted, Vas is palpated and per rectal examination is done to rule out any prostatic abnormality.

Physical examination of a woman includes breast examination for Galactorrhoea and pelvic examination to rule out pelvic inflammation, pelvic mass, endometriosis and any genital tract abnormality.

A family physician should ascertain that the woman is menstruating normally, has no pelvic pain, dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia and man has normal seminal parameter.