WHEN TO START INVESTIGATION & TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY?

With unprotected intercourse, about 90% of normally fertile couples conceive within 1 year, therefore no couple should not be subjected to rigours of infertility work up until they have tried to conceive for at least 1 year without success.

If history or examination reveals some obvious defect in either partner or obvious sexual dysfunction there is no need to wait.

Modern "Couple Friendly" approach to infertility diagnosis & management involves inexpensive and less invasive tests first, then to proceed to the more expensive & invasive procedures, if required.