An Infertility test can help determine why you and your partner maybe having trouble getting pregnant. It’s possible that one or both of you posses a medical condition that is causing your infertility or it can be inherited from a parent.

So in our discussion the question becomes when should you or your doctor decide to have an infertility test?
In this article, we will discuss several key points you need to consider before scheduling an infertility test. When considering infertility doctors basically break couples into two basic groups.

The first group is couples age thirty and younger. With this group most infertility specialist recommends waiting approximately a year before having infertility tests preformed. The reason they recommend waiting a year is because absence of conception or continued miscarriage for a period of one year or longer is considered the parameter to begin diagnosis of infertility in males or females under the age of thirty.

The second group is couples past the age of 35. This group is getting close to age related infertility and will need to maximize the shorter window of time they have to conceive. In this case most doctors will almost always order the infertility test right away so that they can get a positive or negative infertility diagnosis and make treatment recommendations.

The next question, what can I expect when the doctor orders an infertility test?

Frankly speaking infertility tests and examinations as well as the treatments can be both physically and mentally difficult for you and your partner. Depending on your situation you may have to make several visits and undergo several infertility tests before any diagnosis can be determined and treatment recommend. This can be very expensive and more often then not won’t be covered by medical insurance.

We always recommend before having any infertility test done talking extensively with your partner about the different infertility test cost associated with the test and even worse case scenarios after the test results are complete. It’s better to be prepared then surprised because even with the most sophisticated fertility test and treatments couples cannot be guaranteed success in getting pregnant.

Most young adult women are unaware that infertility and Chlamydia are related. Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, and has been steadily rising among young women ages 15 to 24.The reason doctors find the number of cases so alarming is because Chlamydia untreated can lead to infertility in females. Chlamydia a STD caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis and is transmitted through sexual activity between men and women. Even worse is the fact that disease and the infection have virtually no symptoms whatsoever. More than three-fourths of women and about half of men have no early symptoms of Chlamydia and therefore never get tested and treated with an antibiotic to cure Chlamydia and avoid infertility caused by Chlamydia.

Young women seem to be more susceptible to Chlamydia than older women because certain cells of their cervix offer a better environment for growth of the infection by the bacteria, Chlamydia trachomatis. So how do infertility and Chlamydia relate? When undetected Chlamydia quietly begins reeking havoc in the cervix of women eventually causes pelvic inflammatory disease which can lead to female infertility.

Some experts speculate that they are seeing more infertility problems due to the increase in Chlamydia. They believe more infections the fear of AIDS has diminished as modern drugs enable people to live much longer with HIV and many young adults are willing to take more risks, not using condoms and having more sexual partners.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has long been aware of the relationship between infertility in women and Chlamydia and recommends annual Chlamydia tests for sexually active women age 25 and younger to avoid problems later in life with infertility caused by Chlamydia. The agency believes some doctors underestimate the prevalence of this disease in young adults and therefore don’t encourage a simple urine test to detect this disease. Doctors say most young adult’s wont request or approve the test because they fear the stigma of having an STD. One thing we can be sure of is that if you’re a sexually active women and don’t have Chlamydia testing done on a annual basis your at serious risk of suffering from infertility later in life when you try to start a family.