What is the general workup for infertility?
A variety of procedures can be used to diagnose the cause of infertility in a couple; these range from simple blood tests & hormone tests like Serum Prolactin, TSH, DHEAS, Testosterone in female & semen analysis in male partner. A transvaginal sonography & ultrasound follicular study can diagnose uterine anomalies, adnexal pathology like ovarian cyst, ovulatory dysfunction etc. Hysteroscopy & Laparoscopy can be done later for diagnosing uterine septum,intrauterine adhesions, tubal patency, endometriosis etc. An endometrial biopsy can be taken for Tb-PCR to rule out tuberculosis which is very common in India.
