Fertility advice

At Double Bay Doctors we specialise in all aspects of women’s health including reproductive health and fertility.

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Seeking fertility advice

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10 -15% of couples will seek advice regarding fertility. Your general practitioner can help you to understand the variety of lifestyle and health factors that effect fertility in women and men.

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Infertility can be caused by female factors, male factors, a combination of the two, or no factors at all.

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The steps to explore infertility will vary depending on the couple's history, their ages and the findings on clinical examination.

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Education

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Your general practitioner can play an important role in helping couples understand the factors that can effect conception, including:

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• Facts about the menstrual cycle

• The fertile window and ovulation cycles

• The importance of vitamins and minerals including folic acid, Vitamin D, iodine, Zinc and Selenium

• Healthy weight and reproductive outcomes

• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (more information available here)

• The effects of lifestyle factors such as alcohol, smoking and caffeine on reproduction outcomes

• Preconception health for fathers

 

Female infertility

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Your general practitioner will consider a variety of factors which may include:

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• A detailed history of your menstrual cycle 

• Hypothyroidism

• Hormone levels

• Early menopause

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Male infertility

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Your general practitioner will consider a variety of factors which may include semen analysis. 

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Resources: Mayo Clinic