| The facts are that infertility statistics show more | | | | be a life sentence. Couples that last century couldn't |
| couples today will face some sort of fertility issue | | | | have ever conceived and carried a pregnancy can |
| than in the past years. One statistic shows that over | | | | with the help of modern medicine. More research has |
| 6 million women are fighting infertility. Other stats | | | | been done on human reproduction and even natural |
| show higher numbers. The stats on this article came | | | | remedies can help alleviate certain infertility problems. |
| from the cdc website dated in April 2009 counting | | | | Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive or to |
| the population in the United States of America. | | | | carry a pregnancy to term. Often infertility means |
| Stat number one | | | | that a couple cannot conceive or has recurrent |
| Women of child bearing age (15 to 44 years old) that | | | | miscarriages. Roughly one-third of the cases of |
| have some infertility issue is a staggering 7.3 million. | | | | infertility are directly related to female issues, while |
| The percentage of all women in the USA of child | | | | one-third are male-factor. The remaining one-third is |
| bearing age labeled as infertile is 11.8%. This means | | | | deemed "unexplained" infertility, where no cause is |
| that 11.8% of women between the ages of 15-44 | | | | found. |
| years will have some sort of infertility issue to hinder | | | | Your best defense is to start off right. If you plan to |
| them from becoming pregnant. | | | | try to conceive, see your physician for a check-up. |
| Stat number two | | | | Make sure that everything is ok beforehand. Ask |
| Of the women in the US ages 15-44 who are married | | | | your physician for a time line for conception to occur |
| and actively trying to get pregnant 2.1 million of them | | | | before starting fertility testing. Learn to chart your |
| will be unable to conceive within the first year of | | | | fertility signs of basal body temperature, cervical fluid |
| trying. The percentage of married women who are | | | | and cervical position to arm yourself with the |
| infertile is 7.4%. | | | | knowledge about how your reproductive cycle is |
| Stat number three | | | | working. The fertility chart can tell you and your |
| Of the women ages 15-44 7.3 million will use or have | | | | doctor a lot of information should a problem in |
| used some sort of infertility service. | | | | conceiving arise. Eat healthy, exercise moderately or |
| Those are staggering results. The good news is that | | | | lightly, stop bad habits. Give yourself the most |
| with today's advances in medicine infertility need not | | | | optimum chances at conceiving a healthy baby. |