Get a check up: Start by speaking with your gynecologist to see if you have any risk factors or if testing should be done. Some common risk factors include: irregular periods, serious medical conditions like heart or kidney disease or cancer, overweight, underweight, smoking, previous pelvic surgery, fibroids, previous std or pelvic inflammatory disease, family history of endometriosis or premature menopause.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Testing!: History suggestive of infertility: 1. Attempting pregnancy more than one year 2. Irregular periods 3. Painful periods 4. Chronic pelvic pain 5. Overweight-obese- bmi >25 6. Breast discharge 7. Abnormal hair growth-excessive acne testing for infertility: blood work- to assess ovarian reserve-thyroid-prolactin; pelvic imaging- hsg and ultrasound; semen analysis- good luck!
Answered 1/24/2015
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If you are: menstruating, you likely are fertile. If you do not wish to be pregnant, use contraception all the tine and every time.
Answered 6/20/2014
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