
Pre-conception Screening
Before beginning any infertility therapy, preliminary investigations are required to safeguard the mother and the embryo from issues during pregnancy.
- Blood group + Rhesus status (Woman & Man)
- Full blood count (FBC) (Woman)
- HIV (Woman & Man)
- Hepatitis B (Woman & Man)
- Hepatitis C (Woman & Man)
- VDRL (SYPHILIS) (Woman & Man)
- Rubella Status (Woman)
- Hemoglobin electrophoresis (Woman)
In conditions of azoospermia or severe oligospermia, a karyotype examination, a test for Cystic Fibrosis mutations, and in some instances, an inquiry for Y chromosomal microdeletions is indicated. Depending on each person’s ethnic origin, we may need further tests.