Pre-marital Fertility check /Pre-conceptional Fertility check

What is premarital check and why it matters?

Most couples are busy buying wedding dress, deciding the venue, and finalizing the guests in the preparations to a marriage. It is equally important to prioritize fertility and sexual health so that certain precautions can be taken to avoid stressful conception or unsatisfied sexual life in future.

What are the tests done in men before marriage addressing the fertility and sexual health?

In men, the screening tests may reveal abnormalities in sperm (semen analysis), deficiency of testosterone hormone in blood and abnormalities in scrotal scan, some of which can be corrected before the marriage. Men may also clear their anxieties around masturbation and seek tips for good sexual life from the andrologist.

What are the tests done by females before marriage addressing the fertility and sexual health?

In women, the basic fertility tests done are AMH blood test, blood sugars, thyroid profile, and pelvic scan. AMH indicates the ovarian reserve, blood sugar rules out diabetes, pelvic scan will provide information about the quality and quality of eggs (ovum). It is important for every woman to be aware of her fertility potential so that appropriate fertility/conception decisions can be taken before it’s too late.

What is the fertility potential of a female?

Women’ fertility is limited unlike men who can produce sperms all his life. Female age is very important in fertility treatment outcomes. Compared to a woman aged 25 years, the fertility potential of a woman aged 35 years is reduced to 50%, reduced to 25% at 38 years of age, and less than 5% at over 40 years of age.