--- title: "Fertility Problems: Should I Be Tested? | Sutter Health" description: "I've been trying to conceive for three months now and no luck. Is something wrong with me?" url: "/ask-an-expert/answers/fertility-problems-should-i-be-tested-1051061401" --- 1. Home / 2. Fertility Problems: Should I Be Tested? # Fertility Problems: Should I Be Tested? * * * Medically reviewed by - P. Adam Dodd, M.D. ## Question I've been trying to conceive for three months now and no luck. Is something wrong with me? ## Answer No, you don't need to be worried yet. Seventy percent of all couples trying to have a baby don't conceive within the first three months. The standard would normally be to have a medical evaluation after 12 months without conceiving. A consultation with an OB/GYN generalist for an evalutation would be your next step, after 12 months. Based on your consultation, and assuming you are a low-risk patient, then a plan of care would be developed that includes testing, possible medications, etc. Obviously, if there are individual risk factors which make you specifically concerned, then you're welcome to see your OB/GYN sooner than 12 months. ## Explore related topics InfertilityPregnancy ## Meet our care team P. Adam Dodd, M.D. Obstetrics and Gynecology ## Related questions View all questions - Health Q&A ### Andenomyosis and Fertility I was recently diagnosed with adenomyosis. How does this affect me if my husband and I want to have a baby? How much chance do I have of getting pregnant? - Health Q&A ### Fertility Problems How long should a couple attempt to get pregnant before seeking fertility treatments? My husband and I have been trying for over a year. - Health Q&A ### Getting Pregnant After Stopping Birth Control I was on the Depo Provera shot for about two years, then switched to birth control pill. 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