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When Should We Ask for Help? Fertility Timeline Check
Answer three quick questions about age, time trying and health history to see when professional societies generally suggest a fertility evaluation.
When Should We Ask for Help? Fertility Timeline Check
Three quick questions. You get general timing guidance and next steps. This is not a diagnosis.
This is general guidance based on commonly used timing from professional societies. It is not a diagnosis, and you can ask for an evaluation sooner if you are worried.
About this tool
Professional societies such as ASRM and ACOG describe infertility as not conceiving after 12 months of regular, unprotected intercourse for people under 35, and after 6 months for people 35 and older. Evaluation is suggested sooner, even right away, when there are known risk factors or the person is 40 or older.
This tool applies those widely used timing rules to your answers. It does not look at the partner’s age or sperm health, which also matter, so consider testing for both partners.
What to keep in mind
- It cannot tell you whether you have a fertility problem.
- People with a known condition, same-sex couples, solo parents and people using donor gametes may follow a different timeline. Ask a clinician.
References
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