Family building can be met with infertility challenges that can be discouraging when people had hoped to have children. Infertility is defined as people being unable to have children naturally after having unprotected sex for more than six months. In many cases, once the cause of infertility is determined, it is possible for these people to go ahead and build their families. For some, family building proceeds naturally, while for others, it proceeds with the help of assisted reproductive technologies. In order to determine the cause of infertility, several tests are conducted. Together with the information a patient gives the doctor during their consultation, it is possible to determine the way forward. As with all treatments, the earlier diagnosis can be done, the sooner treatment can be given. So let us discuss what fertility evaluations are, who is eligible for fertility testing, as well as some of the common tests one can expect at a fertility evaluation.
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