Infertility is the inability of a person to reproduce by natural means. It is usually not the natural state of a healthy adult. Infertility is the inability to become pregnant or carry a pregnancy to full term. There are many causes of infertility, including some that medical intervention can treat. Estimates from 1997 suggest that worldwide about five percent of all heterosexual couples have an unresolved problem with infertility.

Many more couples, however, experience involuntary childlessness for at least one year: estimates range from 12% to 28%.” 20-30% of infertility cases are due to male infertility, 20-35% are due to female infertility, and 25-40% are due to combined problems in both parts.[4] In 10-20% of cases, no cause is found. The most common cause of female infertility is ovulatory problems which generally manifest themselves by sparse or absent menstrual periods. Male infertility is most commonly due to deficiencies in the semen, and semen quality is used as a surrogate measure of male fecundity.

Women who are fertile experience a natural period of fertility before and during ovulation, and they are naturally infertile for the rest of the menstrual cycle. Fertility awareness methods are used to discern when these changes occur by tracking changes in cervical mucus or basal body temperature.

As experienced reproductive healthcare professionals, we understand the personal challenges that patients face when they begin to seek explanations for their difficulties in conceiving.  We also recognize that each patient has a choice in care providers.  We commit to you that we will always place the highest priority not only upon your outcome but also the care you experience in our practice.

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