Ten Exceptions to Waiting 6-months to 1-Year

You may have read that when you're trying to conceive, you need to wait before going to a fertility specialist.  The standard recommendation is if you're under 35, you try for a year; if you're 35 or older, you try for six months - then you start the process of an infertility diagnosis.  Sounds reasonable, except for some women (and men), waiting is wasting time.  Dr. Wilshire explains the ten exceptions to waiting.

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The ten reasons are:

• You have irregular periods and do not know when you ovulate
• You're taking multiple medications that may impair fertility
  
• You're underweight or overweight; both extremes may impair fertility
  
• You have a history of pelvic infection, a previous STD (sexually transmitted disease), PID (pelvic inflammatory disease), or previous abdominal surgery (ie. removal of your appendix)
  
• You have painful periods or painful intercourse
  
• There are timing conflicts that will interfere with having relations during your ovulation window
  
• There are known male factor issues, such as treatment for childhood cancer, varicocele, etc.
  
• The male partner is taking multiple medications which may impair fertility
  
• The male partner is untested/unproven (semen analysis has not been done)
  
• Your time is priceless and you want to have a baby now - wasting time is not to your advantage
  

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