 [ Symptoms ] how long should women try to get pregnant before calling their doctors [ Disease ] most healthy women under the age of 30 should not worry about infertility unless they have been trying to get pregnant for at least a year at this point women should talk to their doctors about a fertility evaluation men should also talk to their doctors if this much time has passed in some cases women should talk to their doctors sooner women in their 30s who have been trying to get pregnant for six months should speak to their doctors as soon as possible a woman is chances of having a baby decrease rapidly every year after the age of 30 so getting a complete and timely fertility evaluation is especially important some health issues also increase the risk of fertility problems so women with the following issues should speak to their doctors as soon as possible irregular periods or no menstrual periods very painful periods endometriosis pelvic inflammatory disease more than one miscarriage