Infertility

Failure to conceive can be related to factors in both the woman and the man. In some cases it is not possible to find the exact cause, but a thorough examination is important to find the most successful treatment. 

Initial screening programme for the woman

1. Cervical swab for chlamydia 
2. Cervical smear
3. Physical examination and ultrasound scan using dye (HyCoSy test) of the uterus and fallopian tubes
4. Blood sample for hormonal analysis
5. Blood test for infections

Initial screening programme for the man

1. semen analysis (if the sperm count is substantially reduced, further examinations may be needed)
2. Blood test for infections

After these initial examinations, the clinic can offer the following treatments

IUI	Insemination with the husband’s sperm (IUI-H) Insemination with donor sperm (IUI-D)
IVF	In vitro (test-tube) fertilisation
ICSI	Injection of a single sperm into an egg
TESA	Surgical extraction of sperm from the testicles
ASSISTED HATCHING	In the  laboratory a small hole is made in the shell of the embryo before it is transferred to the womb
EGG FREEZING	High-quality spare embryos are frozen after IVF treatment
SPERM FREEZING	Sperm is frozen in case the man needs to undergo treatment which may have a harmful effect on the semen