I am worried about my fertility. While I am not trying to conceive right now, I will in the future. So my question is simply one of – where do I go to get my fertility tested? I live in Western North Carolina. I have no idea where to go to have a fertility test. Also, if you have had the test before, about how much can I expect to pay with no insurance? (The cost isn’t as important as knowing where to go).
I’m concerned, because I was involved in a relationship with a female for almost 2 years, during which we had sex every day and never used protection. The chance to have sex for 2 years without protection and not get the woman pregnant is about 5%.
Also, when I was very young, I was raped by a man several times. Once, he took a semen sample of both of us, and informed me that compared to his, I had much fewer sperm.
With those two combined, I’m very worried.
Also, please do not lecture me on safe sex practices or seeking counseling. Both are in the past and I have learned from my mistakes. My only concern right now is my fertility.
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Start with your regular doctor. He/she should be able to refer you to some place close. If not, then check with the OB/GYN department at your local clinic. They will be able to give you the information, and they may actually do it themselves.
Well, I don’t know how much it costs but I can say with near certainty that there is no insurance that will cover a fertility test without first having a health related reason on having the test.
Just because you are concerned about the future does not mean you need to have a test performed. I’d say in order to get almost any insurance to cover a test you must first be trying to conceive, many times, over a fairly long period of time. Even then if you aren’t able to conceive insurance company will probably require evidence that the female in the relationship has been examined by a physician first and that she has gone through all the tests to insure she is healthy and not the cause for the inability to conceive. Then they will probably require that you have had a physical and insure that every part of your reproductive system is up to par and that you are doing everything you can do to insure that you are healthy enough as well. Then, if a doctor recommends it, you may be permitted to have a fertility test done.
The only exceptions I can think of is if you have had cancer treatments and received chemotherapy which has been proven to cause male infertility. The insurance may cover a fertility test for that.
May I ask why you feel you need a test? I know my brother-in-law was concerned about being infertile as he was a heavy drug user and then came clean but was concerned that he couldn’t conceive. Well, it was determined that his ex-wife was the one not able to conceive as he got his new girlfriend pregnant fairly quickly.
I hope my answer helped you out!
Good luck!:)
Most hospitals have a fertility clinic, in which you can get your sperm tested. Firstly though, you need to see your family doctor to get a referral.
Definately have your sperm check for fertility, but remember one thing……each mans sperm is different in thickness, consistancy, and sperm count. Perhaps the g/f had problems that prevented her from becoming pregnant. It may not have been your ‘fault’…not that you were trying to conceive.
As pretty much everyone has said already, you need to see a doctor. The doctor will direct you as to who can test your men or the degree to which you are capable of making a woman pregnant. Also as others have previously stated, the pregnancy thing might be because of her and not you. Some women cannot get pregnant without the help of modern medicine like inveetro or having a surrogate mother. There is a disease called Turners Syndrome. A woman very close to my heart has this disease. Because of it, she cannot bear children without inveetro or adopting or having another woman carry the child for her (a surrogate mother).
Try finding a Planned Parenthood nearest you. These clinics
are government runned; and are usually low cost. I dont know
if they handle fertility; but they could probably direct you to the
right place if not. Good Luck!!