Infertility flowchart
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DO YOU HAVE IRREGULAR CYCLES? DO YOU GET SEVERE CRAMPS? POSSIBLE ENDOMETRIOSIS 5% of inferlity cases are due to this condion (2). See your doctor. ARE YOU OVULATING? POSSIBLE LUTEAL PHASE DEFECT due to low progesterone. Somemes due to PCOS (4). See your doctor. DO YOU HAVE A LOW BBT? POSSIBLE HYPOTHYROIDISM which can cause ferlity issues. See your doctor. POSSIBLE MISTIMED SEX Use the Ferlity Awareness Method to idenfy the mes you’re most likely to conceive. POSSIBLE INSUFFICIENT LH AND FSH Your pituitary gland may not be producing luteinising hormone or follicule smulang hormone (1). See your doctor. POSSIBLE PCOS 70% of incidents of anovulaon are due to this hereditary condion (1). See your doctor. PERIOD TRACKING CERVICAL FLUID BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE (BBT) DO YOU HAVE LITTLE TO NO CERVICAL FLUID? BBT below 97.2°F during your follicular (pre-ovulatory) phase. DO YOU HAVE A SHORT LUTEAL PHASE? A post-ovulatory phase of less than 10 days. A mid-cycle BBT shiſt indicates ovulaon. CAUSES OF IMPAIRED FERTILITY What your body may be telling you It can take 2-3 cycles off the Pill to return to normal. Wait it out! ARE YOU TAKING CLOMID? Since you’re ovulang, Clomid may not help. It may reduce cervical fluid (3). See your doctor. DO YOU HAVE A HIGH BBT? BBT frequently above 98.6°F. POSSIBLE HYPERTHYROIDISM 58% of hyperthyroid paents experience oligomenorrhea (infrequent menstruaon) or amenorrhea (6). See your doctor. DO YOU HAVE A LOW BMI? DO YOU HAVE THICK CERVICAL FLUID WHEN FERTILE? NO YES ARE YOU DEHYDRATED? POSSIBLE HOSTILE CERVICAL FLUID Thick & scky cervical fluid during the ferle window can hinder sperm. There are many potenal causes (3). See your doctor. ONE OF MANY OTHER CAUSES 3% of all cases of inferlity are due to cervical fluid issues (2). See your doctor. DRINK WATER Dehydraon can result in less ferle-quality cervical fluid (3). YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES DO YOU MENSTRUATE? YES NO NO It can take 2-3 cycles off the Pill to return to normal. Wait it out! YES ARE YOU RECENTLY OFF HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL? ARE YOU RECENTLY OFF HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL? POSSIBLE SECONDARY AMENORRHEA Excessive exercise, low BMI, PCOS and other condions can cause a cessaon of menstruaon (5). See your doctor. NO YES YES YES NO NO DO YOU HAVE HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING? YES NO SOURCES: Mayo Clinic, The Women’s Health Council, Brish Medical Group, Toni Weschler. Full sources on blog.kindara.com DO YOU HAVE A HIGH BMI? YES POSSIBLE ANDROGEN EXCESS which causes low preogesterone and estrogen (6). See your doctor.
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Transcript of Infertility flowchart
DO YOU HAVEIRREGULAR
CYCLES?
DO YOU GETSEVERE
CRAMPS?
POSSIBLEENDOMETRIOSIS
5% of infertility cases are dueto this condition (2).
See your doctor.
ARE YOUOVULATING?
POSSIBLELUTEAL PHASE DEFECT
due to low progesterone. Sometimesdue to PCOS (4). See your doctor.
DO YOU HAVE ALOW BBT?POSSIBLE
HYPOTHYROIDISMwhich can cause fertility issues.
See your doctor.
POSSIBLEMISTIMED SEX
Use the Fertility Awareness Methodto identify the times you’re
most likely to conceive.
POSSIBLEINSUFFICIENT LH AND FSH
Your pituitary gland may not be producing luteinising hormone or follicule stimulating
hormone (1). See your doctor.
POSSIBLEPCOS
70% of incidents of anovulation are dueto this hereditary condition (1). See your
doctor.
PERIODTRACKING
CERVICALFLUID
BASAL BODYTEMPERATURE
(BBT)
DO YOU HAVELITTLE TO NO
CERVICAL FLUID?
BBT below 97.2°Fduring your follicular
(pre-ovulatory) phase.
DO YOU HAVE ASHORT LUTEAL PHASE?
A post-ovulatory phaseof less than 10 days.
A mid-cycle BBTshift indicates
ovulation.
CAUSES OF IMPAIRED FERTILITYWhat your body may be telling you
It can take 2-3 cycles off thePill to return to normal.
Wait it out!
ARE YOUTAKING
CLOMID?
Since you’re ovulating, Clomidmay not help. It may reduce
cervical fluid (3). See your doctor.
DO YOU HAVE AHIGH BBT?BBT frequentlyabove 98.6°F.
POSSIBLEHYPERTHYROIDISM
58% of hyperthyroid patients experienceoligomenorrhea (infrequent menstruation)
or amenorrhea (6). See your doctor.
DO YOU HAVE A LOW BMI?
DO YOU HAVETHICK CERVICAL
FLUID WHENFERTILE?
NO
YES
ARE YOUDEHYDRATED?
POSSIBLEHOSTILE CERVICAL FLUID
Thick & sticky cervical fluid during thefertile window can hinder sperm. There are many potential causes (3). See your doctor.
ONE OFMANY OTHER CAUSES3% of all cases of infertility aredue to cervical fluid issues (2).
See your doctor.
DRINK WATERDehydration can result in lessfertile-quality cervical fluid (3).
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
DO YOUMENSTRUATE?
YES
NO NO
It can take 2-3 cycles off thePill to return to normal.
Wait it out!
YES
ARE YOU RECENTLYOFF HORMONALBIRTH CONTROL?
ARE YOU RECENTLYOFF HORMONALBIRTH CONTROL?
POSSIBLESECONDARY AMENORRHEAExcessive exercise, low BMI, PCOS andother conditions can cause a cessationof menstruation (5). See your doctor.
NO
YES
YES
YES
NONO
DO YOU HAVEHEAVY MENSTRUAL
BLEEDING?YES
NO
SOURCES: Mayo Clinic, The Women’s Health Council, British Medical Group, Toni Weschler. Full sources on blog.kindara.com
DO YOU HAVE A HIGH BMI? YES
POSSIBLEANDROGEN EXCESS
which causes low preogesteroneand estrogen (6). See your doctor.
