We require a series of tests for fertility
assessment / fitness for pregnancy as well as infectious disease screening.
Each and every test that we order serves a different purpose and each one of
these tests will have an implication for your treatment.
For assessment of fertility, we ask each female
patient to have the following testing done on day 2 or day 3 of their menstrual
cycle: FSH, LH, Estradiol, Prolactin, TSH and AMH hormone tests. The AMH test
is independent from your menstrual cycle and can be done at any time, but our
patients find it easier to have all the tests done on the same day during their
visit to their doctor. It will also be important to have a base line pelvic
ultrasound scan during this visit for antral follicle count in the ovaries and
to check that there are no major visible problems in the uterus that can
interfere with a successful pregnancy.
The male patient is required to have a semen
analysis done. Especially if he has not had a child in the near past, it will
be important to observe sperm parameters such as
count/volume/motility/morphology/pH level and round cell count. In some cases,
a small infection in sperm can compromise the whole process, therefore, it is
important to be prepared for possible precautions that we may need to take.
All patients undergoing treatment at our
practice are required to undergo infectious disease screening. This includes
patients undergoing donor treatments as well. There are three main reasons for
infectious disease screening:
1- To protect the spread of infectious diseases
at our lab and to avoid exposing other patients to these diseases.
2- To avoid exposing embryos to infectious
diseases that might come from their parents.
3- To protect lab personnel from exposure to
infectious diseases when handling egg and sperm cells.
The validity of infectious disease testing is
six (6) months. As long as patients have their testing done within the 6 month
period prior to their treatment time, we do not require a repeat test. However,if patients do not have current test results,
then we will administer these tests here at our practice prior to handling any
samples.
Only the test results from reputable clinics
and hospitals will be accepted, and original test results will need to be
presented at the time of your first visit. Photocopies and scanned email attachments are only accepted
as temporary proof of testing until we see the originals.
The infectious disease tests required by our
practice are as follows:
For female patient: Anti-HIV, Anti-HCV, HbsAg,
VDRL, Rubella IgG, CMV IgG, and Toxoplasmosis IgG
For male patient: Anti-HIV, Anti-HCV, HbsAg,
VDRL.
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