Infertility Overview

Infertility is defined as the failure to conceive after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse.

In the United States, approximately 15-20% of married couples will experience some degree of infertility due to a single cause in either partner or a combination of factors that prevents a successful pregnancy from occurring.

A diagnosis of infertility, however, does not mean that becoming pregnant is impossible. Nearly 90% of infertility cases are treatable with medical therapies ranging from drug treatment and surgery to advanced reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization.