Postcoital Test: Why It Is Done
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Why It Is Done
The postcoital test may be done if you are not able to become pregnant and:
- You are ovulating, your fallopian tubes are not blocked, and your partner's sperm are normal. A problem with your cervical mucus may be causing infertility.
- Immune system problems, such as sperm antibodies, may be a cause of infertility.
- Your male partner does not want to be tested.
| Last updated: | March 21, 2008 |
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| Author: | Sandy Jocoy, RN |
| Reviewed By: | Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine, Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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