What kinds of doctors evaluate and treat infertility?
A. Obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) can evaluate and treat infertility in women. OB-GYNs specialize in general medical care of women, including care related to pregnancy and the reproductive tract. Urologists, who specialize in the urinary tract and the male reproductive organs, can evaluate and treat infertility in men. More resistant and complex problems are typically handled by “fertility specialists,” board-certified reproductive endocrinologists who have completed training in obstetrics and gynecology, followed by specialized training in hormonal problems and infertility. One example of a complex problem is a history of failure to conceive despite regular unprotected intercourse in a woman who has regular menstrual periods and whose male partner has normal sperm. Other examples of complex problems include a woman who has experienced multiple miscarriages or who has severely damaged fallopian tubes requiring the need for treatment with assisted reproductive technologies (ART)–
