Fertility Testing In Leeds
We offer a range of blood fertility tests to assess your overall reproductive health and identify any potential fertility issues that might be affecting your chances of conceiving.
Several blood tests are available to determine if you, your partner, or both of you have a problem that is causing infertility.
FSH
Test
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) helps control a woman’s menstrual cycle and the growth of follicles, which contain eggs, in the ovaries. The blood test is done on the second or third day of your menstrual cycle, and is used to evaluate egg supply and ovarian function.
Luteinizing Hormone
(LH) Level
In women, luteinizing hormone (LH) is linked to ovarian hormone production and egg maturation. A luteinizing hormone test performed at the beginning of your cycle may help diagnosis hormonal imbalances, like PCOS. When LH testing is performed midway through your menstrual cycle (day 14 of a 28-day cycle), the level may assist in determining when you’re ovulating.
In men, LH stimulates the hormone testosterone which affects sperm production. An LH test may be useful in evaluating male-factor infertility.
Estradiol
ZA
Estradiol is an important form of estrogen. An estradiol test is used to measure your ovarian function and to evaluate the quality of your eggs. Like FSH, it is done on the second or third day of your menstrual cycle.
Anti-Mullerian Hormone
AMH
AMH has quickly become the ‘gold standard’ in fertility blood tests. Secreted by the small antral follicles in the ovary, AMH is present until a woman reaches menopause. Testing AMH gives a physician a good understanding of your ovarian function and egg reserve. Lower AMH levels can predict a lower egg yield and thus, a lower chance of success in patients undergoing IVF.
AMH can be tested at any point in your menstrual cycle, and can also be done if you’re taking oral contraception.
Serum Progesterone
Test
Progesterone is a female hormone produced by the ovaries during ovulation. It prepares the endometrial lining of the uterus and makes it receptive to fertilized eggs. A serum progesterone test is used to determine if ovulation is occurring.
Prolactin
Test
The hormone prolactin is made by the pituitary gland, and causes milk production.
In women, a prolactin test may be performed:
In the evaluation of infertility. To determine why a woman is not ovulating. When a woman has symptoms, such as nipple discharge.
In men, a prolactin test is done:
When there is a lack of sexual desire. When there is difficulty getting an erection. If there might be a problem with the pituitary gland.
Androgen
Test
Affecting the sexual functioning of both men and women, testosterone is probably the most well-known androgen.
In women, an androgen test is used in the evaluation of conditions including polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
In men, an androgen test is used to find the cause of a low sex drive, the inability to get an erection, or infertility.
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