Would you like to know in advance if you’re going to have problems getting pregnant? It seems that most of us do.

Almost three-quarters of people surveyed via a leading fertility clinic, Manchester Fertility Services, said they would consider a Fertility MOT to see how fertile they are which would highlight in advance any problems that could make it difficult to conceive naturally when they do decide to have children.

A Fertility MOT, which involves a series of simple tests for both men and women, is particularly useful if you don’t want to have a family until later in life. Usually, GPs refer you for further investigation if you’ve not fallen pregnant after a year or more.
But if you’re already in your 30s before you even start trying for a baby, any delay can further reduce your chances of treatment success, due to declining fertility rates as we age.

So if you know you will need help in future – for example the test results shows your partner has a low sperm count or you may have ovulation problems – you may decide to have your family earlier in life to maximise your chances of success.

What’s important to remember however is that whilst the results of the Fertility MOT test obviously have huge implications, in most cases the results provide the reassurance that when you’re ready to have a family, there will be no medical reason why you can’t conceive naturally.

But if the results do show that there may be a problem, at least you will be prepared and if necessary, we can help refer you for further treatment and investigation.