What can we do to find out how fertile we are as a couple (apart from getting on with the baby-making bit !!!) I'm having some tests done re PCOS next week, a vaginal ultrasound and some blood tests. But are there different tests that will tell me about my egg quality/quantity that these basic tests won't cover?
And for him - are there any home sperm count tests that are good? Come to think of it, are there home fertility tests for women too or are these a waste of money and/or useless?
Or are there clinics that we could visit to have his tests done (though I know he'd dread that...!). We're in London and prepared to pay privately to get some answers. It's a complicated situation and some financial sacrifice is worth it for us to have the information.
Sorry for the basic q's - as I say we're very new to this. We just sat down last night for the first time ever (in our 10 year rel/ship...) and talked about TTC and when we should start. For many different reasons (far too many to go into) we would really be better to put it off for a while longer yet, but we won't if either of is is looking dubious on the old fertility front. We're both 33 and aware that time is not as on our side as it was 5 years ago. But many v serious reasons we'd be better to wait if poss.
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new to this and would like some basic tips for fertility testing, both for me and him!!
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emeraldgirl1 · 09/08/2009 14:20
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