A couple has come to the infertility clinic because they have been unable to get pregnant even though they have been trying for over a year
Diagnostic tests are planned for the woman to ascertain if ovulation is regular and whether her endometrium is adequately supported for implantation. What test would the nurse expect to have ordered for this woman?
A) Serum progesterone
B) Abdominal CT
C) Oocyte viability test
D) Urine testosterone
Ans: A
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Diagnostic studies performed to determine if ovulation is regular and whether the progestational endometrium is adequate for implantation may include a serum progesterone level and an ovulation index. None of the other listed tests is used to investigate infertility.
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