When a woman decides or begins her path towards motherhood, it is normal for hundreds of doubts to assail her. If after a while of searching the pregnancy does not arrive, it is time to consult a reproductive medicine clinic to find out the origin of the infertility. Fertility tests will be the first step, which allows establishing and customizing the Assisted Reproduction treatment.
The importance of fertility diagnosis
The first step to fulfill your dream of being a mother, if you cannot achieve it naturally, is to go to a specialist. In this case, Assisted Reproduction, since they are the techniques and treatments that achieve the highest success rates. In this sense, it is key to start the process with a complete, accurate and timely diagnosis. Bearing in mind, moreover, that on many occasions patients come to our consultations with a previous path traveled in the search for pregnancy, with an accumulated emotional charge.
Fertility diagnostic tests consist of:
- Review of medical history and reproductive history
- Study of previous treatments
- Gynecological examination, with complete ultrasound for antral follicle count and evaluation of the uterine cavity
- Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) study
We have a Diagnostic Pack at IVI that will reveal all the information necessary for your specialist to recommend and personalize the most appropriate treatment for your case.
infertility is a disease
Another of the key points in this process that you are starting is to understand that infertility is a disease. It is thus recognized by the WHO and as such we treat it at IVI. Starting from this point, and taking into account that the origin of infertility can be in the woman, in the man, in both or be of unknown origin, it is key that the specialist in whom you trust your desire for maternity gives it the importance that deserves, with the aim of leading to the success of the treatment.
Personalized Assisted Reproduction Treatments
Faced with a demographic winter scenario like the one we are currently experiencing in our society, precision medicine is especially necessary to respond to maternity wishes. Given the pace set by society, more and more women are or are considering becoming mothers at older ages. This passage of time translates into a lower quantity and quality of the ovules, but also in a lower response to the hormonal medication typical of the Assisted Reproduction treatment. Given this, what will make the difference will be applying personalized ovarian stimulation strategies, such as the ones we follow at IVI. The aim is to personalize the entire hormonal medication protocol to the patient, based on her age, AMH hormone levels and her body mass index. The objective of this will be to rescue existing oocytes in the patient, to fulfill her desire to be a mother.
Some of our patients have response problems to ovarian stimulation, so we know the importance of thoroughly studying the patient’s ovarian reserve and individualizing treatments. There may be cases in which it is necessary to carry out more than one stimulation, to accumulate oocytes and be able to carry out an IVF cycle that allows us to obtain one or several healthy embryos and, therefore, the best chances of treatment success.
Being a mother in less time and with the best guarantees
For all these reasons, precision medicine and personalized treatments are the key with which to help more and more women and couples fulfill their desire. This, together with the delay in the childbearing age and the problems associated with age, leads us to give special importance to time. At IVI we do not have waiting lists, so that you can fulfill your dream, moreover, in the shortest time. They say that summer is a time for change and to consider new beginnings. If you take the tests now to diagnose your fertility, in September you will be able to start the assisted reproduction treatment that will bring you closer to your desire to be a mother. Make an appointment to make your dream of being a mother come true (see first visit conditions at your clinic).