Basic Tool 6: Refer/Resolve

THE FIGO FERTILITY TOOL 6:
HOW TO REFER AND/OR RESOLVE INFERTILITY

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BASIC TOOL 6:
HOW TO REFER AND/OR RESOLVE INFERTILITY

  1. Providers self-learn about referral resources, including adoption: To facilitate referral, healthcare providers should educate themselves to be aware of the relevant components and resources of the healthcare system that can be used to support patients when treatment has failed.
  1. Follow up treatment outcomes and reassess prognosis: Determine appropriate follow-up intervals according to age, duration of infertility, patient clinical factors, patient socioeconomic / cultural factors and available infertility services.
  1. Perform ongoing assessment of self and fertility services: To continually improve the services provided, infertility healthcare providers should set up ongoing self-assessment of accessibility and quality of their services, personal performance and continuing education and learning.
  1. Refer for further fertility treatment: Refer for further more specialized or sophisticated fertility treatment in the most accessible facility for the patient.
  1. Refer for management of other medical and social problems: Determine whether social services and marital counseling services are available and refer when indicated. Refer for management of other medical and social problems.
  1. Provide ethical closure counseling: Understand the ethical, cultural and legal aspects of infertility care. To facilitate closure healthcare providers should recognize when closure counselling is needed and be aware of alternative parenting options.