(Robin Elise Weiss/ Very Well Family) — You’ve been trying to have a baby for some time with no success. Should you see a fertility doctor? If you’re under 35 and have been actively trying to conceive for 12 months or more without success, make an appointment with a fertility doctor, or reproductive endocrinologist (sometimes referred to as an RE). If you’re over 35, wait only six months before getting help.
Either way, expect to go through an array of evaluations and tests to determine what may be interfering with your efforts to get pregnant. Here’s an overview of things it will be useful to know before you see a fertility doctor.
One of the initial things the doctor will want to know is whether or not you’re ovulating (releasing an egg every month). This is something you may be able to figure out on your own before your appointment by charting your basal body temperature (BBT) for several months.
Tracking ovulation can be a very inexpensive way of helping you get pregnant, so it’s worth the effort. (…)