Setting limits on infertility testing
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Setting limits on infertility testing
Looking for a cause of infertility can be a brief process, or can become a financially, emotionally, and physically demanding succession of tests and procedures. Before you start infertility testing, take some time together to talk about how far each of you is willing to go. Consider:
- How you feel about undergoing invasive testing if initial sperm and blood tests find no infertility cause.
- What types of treatment you each might be willing to undergo.
- How much money you have to spend on testing; treatment; and pregnancy, labor, and delivery care.
- Whether you have alternate plans for parenting, such as adoption, and the time and financial resources necessary to enact them.
Ideally, your doctor will help you stop and assess your plan and options at each step of the way. If you feel that you are being pushed to make decisions without enough information or support from your doctor, consider finding another one.
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| Author | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Author | Lila Havens |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Michele Cronen |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Associate Editor | Terrina Vail |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Last Updated | April 7, 2006 |
| Last updated: | April 07, 2006 |
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| Author: | Lila Havens |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Terrina Vail |
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