Infertility

Question 1

How long must a couple have been having unprotected intercourse without conceiving to be considered infertile?

Answer 1

one year

Question 2

Fancy term for the ability to carry to delivery

Answer 2

fecundity

Question 3

When are women usually most fertile?

Answer 3

1-2 days before ovulation (day 11-21 into cycle)

Question 4

How soon do most women start ovulating after discontinuing OCPs?

Answer 4

2 weeks

Question 5

How long do a sperm and an egg survived after they’re released into the wild?

Answer 5

sperm 3-5 days. egg 12-24 hrs

Question 6

How frequently does a couple trying to conceive need to have sex?

Answer 6

btw days 7-20 of the menstrual cycle. Every other day and every third day works

Question 7

What happens to fecundability as a woman ages?

Answer 7

decreases

Question 8

What is the most important factor in the evaluation of an infertile couple?

Answer 8

history

Question 9

shortness of the fingers and dermatoglyphic abnormalities, peculiar facial appearance

Answer 9

kabuki syndrome

Question 10

Werewolf syndrome. Abnormal amount of hair growth over the body.

Answer 10

hypertrichosis

Question 11

sign of Orchitis or chronic degeneration

Answer 11

significant difference in size of testicles

Question 12

valves within the veins along the spermatic cord do not work properly

Answer 12

varicocele

Question 13

Sperm with progressive motility. Swim fast & straight

Answer 13

Grade A

Question 14

Immotile sperm that fail to move at all.

Answer 14

Grade D

Question 15

How long does a male partner need to be abstinent before submitting a sperm sample?

Answer 15

48 hrs

Question 16

Levels of FSH and LH with primary versus secondary hypogonadism in a male

Answer 16

primary- FSH and LH elevated. secondary- FSH and LH decreased

Question 17

What other hormone level should you obtain when evaluating male infertlity?

Answer 17

prolactin

Question 18

Progesteron levels greater than what on day 21 is evidence of recent ovulation?

Answer 18

> 3ng/mL

Question 19

Most frequently used to evaluate the endometrial cavity

Answer 19

Hysterosalpingogram

Question 20

During what phase of the menstrual cycle should a Hysterosalpingogram be performed?

Answer 20

follicular

Question 21

for anovulation - 50-150 mg for 5 days starting at day 3-5, if not ovulating in 6 cycles refer to infertility specialist

Answer 21

Clomiphene citrate (Clomid)

Question 22

First test for evaluating male infertility

Answer 22

sperm analysis

Question 23

Blood tests for evaluating male infertility

Answer 23

TSH, testosterone

Question 24

Imaging used to check for anatomical variants like a varicocele in a male

Answer 24

ultrasound

Question 25

Initial blood tests used to evaluated infertility in women

Answer 25

FSH/LH, TSH, CBC, CMP, lipids, hCG

Question 26

Imagining to check the uterus and fallopian tubes

Answer 26

ultrasound and hysterosalpingography (HSG)