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Infertility: An Introduction
If you are concerned about your fertility, the
first thing for you to know is that you are not alone. According to
the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 15% of couples of
childbearing age seek medical help for infertility, usually after
about two years of failing to conceive.
The problem can stem from both female and male issues. Generally
speaking, the source of infertility is:
- Exclusively with the female in about 30 - 40%
of cases.
- Exclusively with the male in about 10 - 30%
of cases.
- A combination of both partners having
detectable abnormalities in 15 - 30% of cases.
Percentage incidence of causes of
infertility
After medical examinations, the causes of infertility remain
unexplained in only 5-10% of couples. WHO believes that there are
around 60-80 million infertile couples in the world.
Now, whilst this may come as no real consolation (but may help put
the situation in some context) - becoming pregnant is not that
easy, even for people who do not have fertility problems!
It's a little known fact that humans are one of the least fertile
creatures on earth. There is only a fairly short time within the
menstrual cycle when conception is possible, making the chances of
conception only 25% each month. It is estimated that 10% of
normally fertile couples fail to conceive within their first year
of attempt and 5% after two years.
Between 2 and 10% of couples worldwide are unable to conceive a
child and a further 10 - 25% experience secondary infertility, in
other words, they are unable to conceive a second or subsequent
child.
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