Infertility Specialists Who Might Have an Answer for You
Have you and your partner tried to conceive for over a year with no success? Are you over 35? Do you have a known medical problem that affects your ability to become pregnant or stay pregnant? A regular OB/GYN doctor might be able to help. However, if you are in your late thirties or older, or if no factors can be identified as contributing to your infertility and you are tired of dragging yourself from one OB/GYN office to another in the hopes of finding an answer, it might be time to turn to the experts. Pick up the phone and schedule a consultation with a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist. It might very well be the best decision you’d make in a lifetime.
Reproductive endocrinologists are OB/GYN
doctors specially trained to diagnose and treat female and male infertility and
a host of other conditions such as endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome,
hypothalamic pituitary dysfunction, and congenital adrenal hyperplasia among
others. In addition to drug therapy, they can perform intrauterine insemination
(IUI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), and various surgical corrections of
anatomical problems.
The skill and success rate of reproductive endocrinologists
varies, and I recommend you search for reviews online before you make your
selection. Do not automatically choose based on location (proximity to home or
office) or cost. Quoted prices, even when given as a range, can be deceptive
and will heavily depend on your health insurance and personalized treatment
plan (type and quantity of medications, number of follow-up visits, types of
tests). That said, don’t assume that your treatment will necessarily be costly.
An experienced reproductive endocrinologist may be able to correctly identify
the root cause of your infertility during your very first visit, and the
treatment may turn out to be as inexpensive as a couple of hundred dollars.
To read about my many years of struggling with infertility and how seeing a reproductive endocrinologist has helped me, click on my post “Years of Infertility.”
For information on what I paid, please visit my post "IUI Cost."
To read about my many years of struggling with infertility and how seeing a reproductive endocrinologist has helped me, click on my post “Years of Infertility.”
For information on what I paid, please visit my post "IUI Cost."
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