What if Fertility Treatment is the Answer?
The types of treatment that can be conducted through a non-specialist’s clinic are rather limited, primarily to artificial insemination like intrauterine insemination (IUI). However, says Dr. Sagoskin, “Not all OB/Gyns are comfortable performing even basic inseminations.” In addition to physician experience and skill, Sagoskin says other factors that vary between a non-specialist and a reproductive specialist’s offices are their hours of availability and medication limitations. “Few OB/Gyns will have 24/7 availability (necessary for some types of infertility treatment), and most aren’t prepared to manage patient cases when injectable fertility medications are prescribed.” Because there are so many variables that can cause a couple or individual’s infertility, treatments also vary from the most basic oral medication to IUI to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).
