Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Services
Initial Testing
TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) and Prolactin: These two hormones produced from the pituitary, need to be normal in order to maximize your chances of getting pregnant and carrying a pregnancy. These levels should be normal before any further hormonal evaluation and treatment.
Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) of your fallopian tubes is all that is needed to evaluate your tubes. Depending on your history, Laparoscopic surgery versus hysterosalpingogram may be recommended for tubal evaluation.
Semen Analysis: This checks for a man's sperm count, sperm motility (how well the sperm move) and sperm morphology (whether the sperm are normally formed). It also checks for the presence of bacteria or infection. We request the Krueger scale of evaluation be used. That criteria has better fertility correlation. The semen analysis should be done first before any additional evaluation on the woman.