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Trouble Conceiving?

Get the Right Medical Care!

Part I

By Julie Watson

You should also know that anyone who is taking any kind of fertility medication should be checked via ultrasound equipment for follicular growth and potential cysts, which can arise from the use of these drugs during every cycle on the medication. This helps minimize the chance for multiple births and other health effects.

If you want to save time and money, I suggest you seek out and use a fertility specialist right from the start. Granted, the initial fees may be a bit steep at first, but my experience has shown that it's money well spent in the long run.

Since the term "fertility specialist" is not recognized by the medical community, as a consumer you need to know who are the true experts in the field. At the minimum, I always suggest starting with a board-certified OB/GYN whose only patients are those with fertility problems. Better yet, see a reproductive endocrinologist (RE), an OB/GYN with a board-certification in the subspecialty of reproductive endocrinology. These are the "cream of the crop" doctors who are can usually quickly and properly diagnose a person with a fertility impairment.

Read more in Part II.

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