"Everyone falls
pregnant at the drop
of a hat...except me.
Don't they?"
Well, no. Normally fertile couples having intercourse at the time of ovulation every month will only become pregnant once every 4.5 months. This translates into a pregnancy rate of 22% per month.
After six months around 20% of couples will have failed to achieve a pregnancy in that time and will need investigation and treatment for infertility.
The good news is that many of these will be helped by relatively simple means. The remainder may be helped by modern assisted reproductive technologies with IVF Sunshine Coast .
WHAT CAUSES INFERTILITY ?
Infertility affects some 15% of couples and can result from a range of genetic, medical, surgical or trauma related causes.
Infertility is caused by both male and female factors. Male related problems account for about 40% of infertility and female related problems account for another 40%. A combination of male and female factors represents 10% and unexplained causes account tor the remaining 10% of infertility.
There are many factors that have been identified as increasing the risk factor of infertility and include:
Female factors:
- Irregular or non existent periods, usually as a result of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Two or more miscarriages
- A history of sexually transmitted disease
- A history of pelvic/ genital infection
- Reversal of surgical sterilisation
- Endometriosis or painful periods
- Obesity
- Older women – in their late 30’s, or 40’s
Male factors:
- Prostate infections
- Previous vasectomy
- A history of sexually transmitted diseases
- A history of pelvic / genital infection
- Previous abdominal surgery
- Reversal of surgical sterilisation
- Chromosome of genetic problems
