Infertility Help:
How To Become Pregnant
How to Overcome Unexplained Infertility
Infertility help is out there.
Don't be discouraged if you have unexplained infertility.
The odds of natural pregnancy are still high for most people, even if they can't find a reason as to why they aren't pregnant yet!
If you have received advice about having unexplained infertility from a doctor or specialist, seek a second opinion, perhaps they will be able to do a different test or explore something else that will reveal your underlying reason for difficulty in conceiving.
You can also seek infertility help from a fertility specialist if you want to go down the path of assisted fertility treatment options to see if you have better luck becoming pregnant with a bit of help.
There are even some fertility drugs your specialist may prescribe for you to help regulate your cycle or trigger the development of more than just one egg coming out at ovulation each month. All of this will help improve your chances of being able to conceive.
Basically it gives the sperm a much more increased chance of meeting up with the egg for fertilization.
If you suspect your problems could be more complicated possibly IVF (In Vitro Fertlization) might be another option that your specialist will discuss with you.
This is where your eggs are taken and your partners sperm are taken and once they are both developed into an embryo they are then implanted into your uterus. But usually this type of fertility treatment is a last resort.
Infertility help can also come in the form of testing to ascertain what might be the cause of your problems.
Fertility tests to ask for if you are in the unexplained infertility group are:
- an ovulation test to check if your are ovulating normally
- a hysterosalpingography (HSG) which will check the condition of your uterus and fallopian tubes.
- a laparoscopy which can view your abdomen and pelvis to examine your fallopian tubes, ovaries and uterus. For example, the only proper way to detect endometriosis in a definitive manner is through a laparoscopy procedure.
-take a hormone test to check that your ovulatory hormones are doing the right thing. Also check the thyroid and pituitary hormones, because they play a big role in fertility.
- ovarian reserve test to check the quality of your eggs.
- genetic test to make sure there isn't a defect, such as your chromosomes when trying to fall pregnant.
- take a pelvic ultrasound to check if you have disease in the uterus or fallopian tubes.
Men should also have some testing done too, because it's not just you who could be the reason for not being able to become pregnant, sometimes men have the underlying problem.
He should ask to get a physical done whereby the doctor will check his habits like smoking, drinking, illness, medications and even do a physical examination of the genitals to check for any abnormalities.
Check out this video about a couples personal account of infertility, and see how they sought help:
A sperm test is highly recommended, you can find out a lot from one of these. Again, a hormone test for men can be conducted to check particularly their testosterone levels, there is also a test that checks if the sperm can ejaculate freely, which is done through an ultrasound.
Reach out and get the infertility help you need to change your situation.
You need to keep trying, and keep eliminating reasons out of the picture until you find out what the underlying problem is.
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