What do I need to check for?

Nowadays, many couples are facing the problem of infertility. Although in most cases, infertility can be treated through certain methods, for some people with particularly special physical conditions, forced pregnancy also has certain risks. For this reason, in vitro fertilization has become the choice of many women. So, what examinations do you need to do before doing IVF? The following will introduce them in detail.

Before doing IVF, both men and women need to undergo a full body examination to see if they meet the IVF indication requirements. In addition, there are the following reasons:

1. Check whether you can do IVF and whether you have the conditions for fertility. For example, if a woman has conditions that make her infertile, such as a woman without a uterus or a man with primary azoospermia, etc., it is impossible to realize the dream of having a child through assisted reproductive technology (except using sperm from the national sperm bank).

2. Check whether medical-assisted conception is needed. Medical-assisted conception is complicated, has a low success rate and high cost. If it is not necessary, it can reduce the patient's unnecessary pain and financial burden and allow the patient to choose other ways to become pregnant.

3. The purpose of the examination is to find out the cause of infertility so as to adopt appropriate medical assistance measures for conception. Because the situation of each couple is different, the plan will be adjusted accordingly. The main purpose of the pre-IVF examination is to identify and eliminate the impact on fertility.

1. Day 2-4 of menstruation

It is necessary to check the basic estrogen level by drawing blood to test FSH (follicle stimulating hormone), LH, luteinizing hormone), E2 (estradiol), T (testosterone), PRL (prolactin), AMH (anti-mullerian hormone)

2. Menstruation is over for 3-7 days (no sexual intercourse)

Need to examine the uterus, salpingography, laparoscopy (if necessary), hysteroscopy (if necessary)

3. 7 days after ovulation or 21 days of regular menstrual cycle

Need to check progesterone level blood test, hCG level depends on the situation of each center

Vaginal discharge examination

Cervical Cancer Screening Test (TCT)

Color Doppler ultrasound of breast, digestive tract, and urinary and reproductive systems

Chest X-ray, electrocardiogram

Other blood tests (routine blood and urine tests, infectious diseases, liver and kidney function, thyroid function, genetics, immune tests, etc.)

5. From the early follicular phase to confirmation of ovulation

B-ultrasound detection of ovulation

3. Warm reminder:

According to statistics, the success rate of test tube babies for women aged 25 to 35 in China is at an average level of 30%-40%, but after the age of 35 the success rate gradually decreases, reaching only about 20% at the age of 40. The reason is that with age, the quality and quantity of eggs decrease. So if you want to get pregnant, you must do it as early as possible.