Fertility Clinic

Just as there are speciality clinics for persons with heart disease, orthopedic injuries and neurological problems, there are also specialty treatment centers designed to treat infertility.

Infertility is a medical condition, which requires specialized evaluation and intervention. Since you would not go to a foot doctor to treat your asthma, it makes sense that you would also seek out a qualified professional in infertility medicine to treat your infertility.

Staff at fertilities clinics include:

• lab technicians - process blood, urine, semen and other body specimens to help identify barriers to fertility
• radiologic technicians - perform x-rays, ultrasounds and scans to help identify structural causes of infertility
• nurses - to assist in the assessment and care of infertile persons
• infertility doctors - these are physicians who have had additional education and training in the evaluation and treatment of infertility, and may include:

reproductive endocrinologist - specialist in reproductive hormones

gynecologist - specialist in treated conditions related to female reproduction

urologist - specialist in the urinary tract, including the urethra and prostate,

which can have conditions that may prohibit fertility in men

Ask your gynecologist for a reference to a reputable professional fertility clinic in your area. There are resources available on the Internet, and through your State's Medical Association.