What should both partners bring to a first fertility appointment?
A practical checklist of records and reports that can help your doctor understand what has already been done.
Health information
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Plain-language guides on fertility assessment and treatment, plus news, expert columns and patient education. This information does not replace medical advice.
Specialty centers
What would you like help with?
These links help you navigate. Similar symptoms can have different causes, so an in-person assessment is still important.
I want to understand IUI, IVF or ICSI
Fertility Center
From fertility assessment to assisted reproduction, our team helps couples understand the options that may fit their situation.We have been trying to conceive without success
Infertility Assessment and Care
We first look for the reasons pregnancy may not be happening, then discuss medical, surgical or fertility-treatment options.I have experienced miscarriage or implantation failure
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Care
A coordinated assessment for people with repeated miscarriage, previous pregnancy loss or recurrent implantation failure.I want a male fertility assessment
Male Reproductive and Sexual Medicine Center
Assessment of male fertility, sexual health and reproductive conditions, with coordination when a couple is being evaluated together.A menstrual or gynecological problem may affect my plans
Complex Gynecology Center
Care for common and complex gynecological conditions, with attention to fertility goals and organ function.I am looking for coordinated integrative support
Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine Center
Traditional Chinese medicine may be coordinated with standard medical assessment for menstrual, endocrine and fertility-related concerns.Professor Lü Jun Interventional Center
Precision interventional treatment for uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, benign prostatic hyperplasia and related conditions.Practical information
Start with a question you already have
The goal is to make a future conversation with your doctor more useful, not to ask you to diagnose yourself.
What is the difference between IVF and ICSI?
The fertilization method and clinical indications differ. The choice depends on both partners’ assessment.
How should I prepare for a semen analysis?
Timing, sample collection and delivery can affect the usefulness of the result.
What records are useful after recurrent miscarriage?
Organizing pregnancy history, tests and previous treatment by date helps provide a clearer clinical picture.
Why are both partners often assessed together?
Information from both partners can reduce gaps and unnecessary repeat visits.
What should I tell my gynecologist if I hope to become pregnant?
Share fertility plans, previous operations and treatment so these can be considered in your care.
Why can fertility assessment involve both partners?
Understanding both partners’ health and history can support a more focused preconception plan.
What assessment is usually needed before IUI?
The clinical team reviews both partners’ history, test results and previous treatment before confirming indications and next steps.
What information is useful when cycles are irregular?
Cycle dates, symptom changes and previous tests can help a clinician assess ovulation, endocrine and related factors.
Why seek early assessment after multiple caesarean births?
Previous operation and pregnancy records help the clinical team assess individual considerations and plan follow-up.
Reproductive advances
Reproductive advances
Updates on assisted reproduction and fertility medicine.
Articles in this section are being updated. Please call the hospital for current information.
Expert column
Expert column
Specialist perspectives on common fertility questions.
Articles in this section are being updated. Please call the hospital for current information.
Pregnancy science
Pregnancy science
Practical guides on preconception, pregnancy and reproductive health.
News center
News center
Updates, expert columns and patient education on fertility and reproductive health.
Articles in this section are being updated. Please call the hospital for current information.
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Understand the ideas behind common decisions
Medical terms are explained in the context of real questions patients may be facing.
Fertility treatment
What IUI, IVF and ICSI mean, when they may be considered and what happens before treatment.
Female fertility
How age, ovarian function, ovulation, the fallopian tubes and the uterus may be assessed.
Male fertility
Semen analysis, common male factors and why information from both partners can matter.
Pregnancy loss
How history, relevant testing and follow-up may be organized after recurrent miscarriage.
A useful first step
A first consultation does not commit you to treatment
Your doctor first reviews the history and relevant information, then discusses whether any additional assessment is needed. Treatment choices come later, after the reasons and options are clearer.
- 01 Tell us what is happening
- 02 Review previous information
- 03 Discuss appropriate next steps
How to use this information
Clear, careful and within medical boundaries
Based on verifiable information
Dates, qualifications and service scope should reflect hospital-reviewed facts.
Not a diagnosis or promise
General information cannot predict an individual result or replace an assessment.
Written to support questions
The aim is to help patients understand terms and prepare a useful discussion.
