Diagnostics

Having difficulty conceiving a child is a common problem that forces you to make a lot of effort to bring a baby into the world. Timely diagnosis of infertility will allow you to start eliminating its causes at the initial stage, increasing the chances of a couple’s successful recovery and the birth of a long-awaited heir.

The relevance of infertility diagnostics is confirmed by disappointing facts: every fifth Ukrainian family has problems with conceiving and giving birth to a child. At the same time, global statistics show that the percentage of infertile couples averages about 12%. Modern methods of diagnosis and therapy of infertility allow you to correctly identify the cause and successfully cope with most problems.

When is infertility suspected?

Infertility is characterized by the inability of a man and a woman to conceive during the year during which the couple had regular sexual intercourse and did not use contraceptive methods. The absence of pregnancy during the specified period allows diagnosing infertility if a woman is under 35 years old. After reaching this age, one half year is enough to make a diagnosis. If the desired pregnancy has not occurred, it is necessary to seek medical attention and undergo a comprehensive examination to identify the causes of infertility.

The definition of the critical period of 1 year is related to statistics that claim that after refusing to use contraception, half of the observed couples were able to conceive a child within the first three months. Six months is required for pregnancy in 75% of cases, and in the absence of detected pathologies, nine out of ten couples fertilize within the first year after refusing contraception. In the remaining couples, conception does not occur during the next two-year period, which indicates the need to visit a clinic for an infertility examination.

The effectiveness of the diagnosis is largely due to the need for infertility testing for both women and men. Only through joint efforts can a couple successfully go through the process of restoring reproductive function and give birth to a healthy baby.

Types of infertility

Failures in the body that prevent conception can be observed in one of the partners, and therefore distinguish between male and female infertility. If the symptoms of fertility disorders are observed in both spouses, infertility is called combined infertility.

Infertility can be primary, when a woman has never managed to get pregnant, or secondary, when pregnancies have occurred and had different outcomes – safe deliveries, miscarriages, abortions, surgeries, etc.

Causes of infertility development

Regardless of the type of infertility, the following health problems can cause the disease:

• inflammatory processes in the pelvis;
• STIs (sexually transmitted infections);
• Reversible surgical sterilization allowed in the past;
• Surgical interventions in the abdominal cavity;
• the presence of various chronic diseases;
• previous chemotherapy or radiation.

Other factors affecting fertility

The source of the problem can be a general situation or a very specific one, characteristic of only men or only women due to differences in biology. Negative factors include excessive consumption of caffeine, alcohol, and smoking. In this case, there are no differences, both sexes suffer from the harmful effects. Other factors contributing to the development of the disease include excess or lack of body weight, taking drugs that suppress reproductive abilities (the most negative effect is on drugs prescribed for cardiovascular diseases). The harmful effects of radioactive elements, radiation, and toxic substances to which a man is forced to be exposed in connection with the performance of his professional duties can affect spermatogenesis.

Sometimes it is enough to change the environment, lifestyle, and solve general health problems to restore the ability to conceive. However, in some cases, medical assistance is indispensable. An examination for infertility will allow you to identify the exact cause and choose the most effective methods to eliminate it.

Features of treatment

Patients who seek treatment immediately after a year of failure to conceive naturally have the best chance of restoring reproductive function. After lifestyle adjustments and elimination of the root source of the problem, the probability of fertilization increases in the second year: in almost half of the cases, the issue is resolved positively.

Clinic services

Comprehensive diagnostics of infertility (infertility tests) performed in our clinic includes:

• sonohysterosalpingoscopy;
• scanning electron microscopy of the endometrium;
• hysteroscopy;
• examination of the hormonal background and immune state of the body;
• semen analysis;
• tests for the presence of STIs.

For couples suffering from infertility, there is also a special in vitro fertilization program that guarantees a solution to the problem of inability to have a child even in the most difficult cases.