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If deemed necessary by your own situation, your physician will suggest you next consider one or more diagnostic procedures:
Not every patient will need to undergo all of the above testing. It is not possible to accomplish all of the above procedures in less than a few cycles' time, and some are more invasive than others. As with any medical procedure, make sure you understand your doctor's reason for suggesting any test and all other specifics before consenting.
If you're ever in doubt about your own physician's skill and training, compare your experience with him/her to this list of objectives required of all reproductive endocrinology fellows by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
More Resources
Common Laboratory Tests, AMA Health Insight
Evaluating the Female Partner, Unknown author
Female Infertility Diagnosis & Treatment, The Fertility Institute
Infertility in Women, Healthgate
Reference Chart of Advanced Infertility Testing, Repromedix
Routine Fertility Workup, Theresa Venet Grant
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