Infertility- What is it?

Infertility is generally defined as the inability to conceive a child after one year of unprotected intercourse. Approximately 85% of couples will achieve pregnancy within the time interval.

Earlier evaluation in women:

• Over 35 years
• History of oligo/amenorrhea
• Known or suspected uterine/tubal disease or stage
  III-IV endometriosis
• Known or suspected male subfertility

Retrieved from: Practice Committee of ASRM. Fertil Steril 2015(103) e44-e50.

Time to Conception

Retrieved from: Speroff L, Glass RH, Kase NG, editors. Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility. 7th ed. Baltimore Williams & Wilkins, 2005

Causes of Infertility

Retrieved from: Fritz, Marc A.; Speroff, Leon Title: Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, 8th Edition Copyright ©2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins