Pre-marital check-up allows couples to know their health status in advance.
While protecting the health of both husband and wife, it also predicts the chance of having genetic diseases in offspring. Early detection could reveal the potential risk factors such as Rubella susceptibility, Hepatitis B, Thalassemia, Rhesus isoimmunization, and other infectious diseases like Syphilis.
Couples who are planning to have children could
undergo fertility testing and consider the need for assisted reproductive
treatments based on the results.
General fertility checks include:
- Ovarian ultrasound
- Ovarian Reserve Test "Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) Test"
- About semen analysis
What is an anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) test?
By measuring the AMH level in blood, we could know oocytes level reserved in ovary.
AMH is a hormone released from ovarian follicles that allows physicians to understand the function or reserve of the ovaries. The more oocytes in the ovaries, the more AMH will be secreted and thus a higher chance of pregnancy. As the ovarian reserve
decreases with age, AMH will also gradually decline. Hence, AMH could be
used as an indicator of the ovarian reserve.
About semen analysis
Through semen analysis, quantity, viability, morphology, pH value, liquefaction time and colour of semen or sperms could be examined in order to assess and plan for appropriate assisted reproductive treatments.
Contact us
If you are interested in learning more about the scope of pre-marital examination services of our Hong Kong Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist Center, including ovarian ultrasound examination, anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) examination, semen analysis and other services, please contact us.