About fertility

Reasons women have difficulty conceiving

Many factors can determine why conceiving is a challenge; approximately 25% of all infertile women have problems with ovulation. Here are some common reasons:

• Age
• Anatomical and female infertility challenges
• Medical history
• Irregular menstrual cycles
• Diet
• Smoking
• Alcohol
• Stress

Facts vs. Myths

• Myth: Infertility is a woman’s problem
  • Fact:15% of couples of reproductive age have a fertility problem
  • Fact: Source of infertility: 40% female, 40% male, 20% unknown
  • Fact: Approximately 8 million infertile women in the US
• Myth: It’s all psychological; people just need to relax and they’ll get pregnant
  • Fact: Infertility is a medical condition of the reproductive system. Stress can result from struggles with infertility, not cause it.
• Myth: After people adopt a baby they usually get pregnant
  • Fact: Studies reveal that the rate for achieving pregnancy after adopting is the same as for those who do not adopt
• Myth: Infertility is not problematic for people until they hit their late 30’s
  • Fact: For women
    • 7% of married women are infertile by age 30
    • 11% by age 35
    • 33% by age 40
    • 87% at age 45
• Myth: People who have successfully conceived before shouldn’t have trouble with fertility later in life
  • Fact: More than one million couples experience “secondary infertility”