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Testing for Genetic Disorders

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Infertility

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INFERTILITY

Who Should Consider Genetic Testing for Infertility?

People have different reasons for considering genetic testing for infertility. For example:

You may have been told that you are infertile, but standard physical and laboratory tests have failed to find a cause.
Your current infertility treatment seems not to be working.
You may not have sought medical intervention, but might be curious about your fertility because attempts to get pregnant have not been successful.
You may be attempting to start a family at a late age and want to quickly discover if you might encounter fertility problems.

Who Should Test, Me or My Partner?

Both men and women can have factors that affect fertility. Your past experience may suggest that one partner is more likely to be affected. For example:

Previous physical exams or laboratory tests may point to one partner being at higher risk.
If one partner has previous fertility success, this can suggest that the other partner may be at higher risk.

If you have not had a standard physical exam and laboratory work-up for infertility, it may make sense to do so before choosing which partner will take a genetic test.

In the absence of additional information, it makes sense to test both partners. If cost is an issue, you may want to begin with one partner and then, if nothing is found, proceed to testing the other partner. Conversely, if speed is an issue, you may want to test both partners at the same time.

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