What is Infertility?

Understanding Infertility

What is Infertility?

Infertility is the inability to achieve pregnancy even after 12 months or more of regular, unprotected intercourse (or after 6 months if the woman is older than 35).

How common is Infertility?

Infertility affects 15-20 million couples in India. This makes it one of the most common diseases for people between the ages of 20 and 45. Also, the longer a woman tries to get pregnant without conceiving, the lower are her chances to get pregnant without medical treatment. Most (85%) couples with normal fertility will conceive within a year of trying. If a couple doesn’t conceive in the first year, their chance of conceiving gets lower each month. This happens more quickly as the woman gets older.

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Women

About 9% of men and about 11% of women of reproductive stage experience fertility problems

The factors that affect infertility

Age

Health Conditions eg: Diabetes, Heart Disease

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Genetics / Obesity

Exposure to chemicals

Stress

Cancer / Exposure to Radiation / Chemotherapy

Smoking / Alcohol or Drug Abuse

The causes of infertility

Female Infertility

Male Infertility

What has age got to do with it?

As age increases, so does the likelihood of infertility.

• Older men produce fewer sperm and lower-quality sperm.
• Older women have fewer eggs and lower-quality eggs.
• The risk of some health conditions associated with infertility increases with age.

A woman’s age can have a big effect on her ability to have a baby, especially as she enters her 30s and 40s. For a healthy woman in her 20s or early 30s, the chances of conceiving each month are 20-25%. But by the time a woman is 40 years old, the chances drop down to 5%.

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Important points to remember

• The first and foremost requirement for a successful pregnancy is to have coitus at right time. For this, the couple can take the help of our fertility day calculator or use a simple urine LH detection kit. This kit can be used at home without any professional assistance. The kit can tell you when to have coitus with your partner.
• The efficacy of all treatments is decreased if one is overweight or obese. To help these couples, the institute offers professional services by a trained, certified dietician.
• Many infertile couples have high levels of psychological distress both emotional and mental. To help these couples, the institute offers professional services by a trained, certified counsellor.
• General sexual problems such as impotence or unconsummated marriage can also be treated to improve fertility.

How Can I Deal With My Infertility?

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