{"id":307,"date":"2025-11-17T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/fertility-investigations\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:20:56","slug":"fertility-investigations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/fertility-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"Fertility Investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To determine the cause of infertility and subsequent planning of appropriate treatment, a series of investigations will be carried out for you and your partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/female-fertility-investigations\/\">Female Fertility Investigations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/fertility-investigations\/male-fertility-investigations\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"308\">Male Fertility Investigations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fertility Weight Management<\/strong> &#8211; These leaflets offer diet and lifestyle advice to improve your overall general health and fertility. Please note we can <strong>no longer<\/strong> accept referrals if the intended birth month&#8217;s <strong>BMI is \u2265 35.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/female-fertility-investigations\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Female<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2025\/11\/Male-Fertility-Weight-Management.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Male<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary of Basic Investigations:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These will vary between couples and we have provided general information on the different tests that may be carried out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Female Fertility Investigations<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male Fertility Investigations<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>We recommend these routine investigations for all women before their appointment at the fertility clinic:<\/em><br><strong>Rubella&nbsp;<br>Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea<br>Progesterone<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Routine investigation for all&nbsp;men before attending an appointment at the fertility clinic:<\/em><br><strong>Semen Analysis<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>For women over the age of 35, the following additional tests may be carried out:<\/em>\u200b<br><strong>Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)<br>Oestradiol (E2)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>In some men with an abnormal sperm sample, the following tests may be required:&nbsp;<\/em>\u200b<br><strong>Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)<br>Luteinising Hormone (LH)<br>Testosterone<br>Chromosome Analysis (karyotype)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>For women who do not have regular periods, the following additional tests may be appropriate:&nbsp;<\/em>\u200b<br><strong>Luteinising Hormone (LH)<br>Prolactin<br>Testosterone<br>Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong><em>The following investigations may be carried out prior to IVF, ICSI or PGD:<\/em><\/strong><br>Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH)<br>Antral Follicle Count\u200b<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details please see this information sheet: <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e0cc997a\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d2f5d6b3\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-fef98b5c-bf3f-412b-9b13-98dcca4b2857\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2025\/02\/Patient-Information-Sheet-Routine-Investigations-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patient Information Sheet &#8211; Routine Investigations<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To determine the cause of infertility and subsequent planning of appropriate treatment, a series of investigations will be carried out for you and your partner. 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