As women get older, they may encounter difficulty getting pregnant (conceiving) with a healthy baby. Women are born with about 1-2 million eggs. Most of the eggs die off naturally (just like the
Surgery can be used to treat problems with the ovaries or fallopian tubes, such as cysts, endometriosis, or infections.
This booklet will help you understand in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) that have become accepted medical treatments for infertility.
An evaluation of a woman for infertility is appropriate for women who have not become pregnant after having 12 months of regular, unprotected intercourse.
IVF is a method of assisted reproduction in which a man’s sperm and a woman’s eggs are combined outside of the body in a laboratory dish.
Despite a large number of contraceptive options available to couples, it is still thought that 50% of pregnancies in the United States are unintended.
The fallopian tubes are attached to the uterus (womb) on the left and right sides.
When a woman conceives naturally, sperm travel from the vagina through the cervix, into the uterus, and up into one of the fallopian tubes.
A woman’s ability to get pregnant normally decreases as she gets older.
Puberty refers to the specific physical changes that happen as a child develops into an adult.
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