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Infertility is a couple’s inability to conceive a child after 12 months of unprotected sex. It is widely assumed that infertility has more to do with women rather than men, however it is not so. Estimates suggest that 30% of infertility is caused by male factors, another 30% is caused by female factors and the remaining 40% is caused by a combination of female and male factors. Men also suffer from infertility due to genetic reasons, lifestyle, hormonal imbalance, and age.

Let’s take a look at the cause, diagnosis, and possible treatments available.

According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of infertility is about 10% worldwide. The WHO data has further concluded that in most developing countries, one out of four ever-married couples of reproductive age are infertile because of primary or secondary infertility. Misconceptions are very common in the world of infertility. One popular myth is that infertility is the “woman’s problem” and once that problem is fixed, the couple will be able to conceive. This is far from the truth. Data collected over the last twenty years reveal that infertility is due to a male factor in almost 30% of cases. In another 30% of cases there is a combined male and female factor. Therefore, the male factor is at least partly responsible in about 60% of infertile couples.

For many couples,being infertile no longer means having to go through life without children.Modern science and continued research in this direction has helped millions of couples all over the world become parents to a healthy child.Even issues that were once thought to make it impossible to conceive a child can now be overcome.One such female fertility problem is having a lack of eggs available for fertilization.

What is Egg Donation?

So what is a woman to do if her eggs have been found to be of poor quality or low quantity? Using an egg donor can significantly increase your chances of pregnancy. Compared to your own eggs,using donor eggs are typically a better option when you do not have a very good ovarian reserve.

Lifestyle modification to tackle obesity, tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption, have been proposed as crucial in influencing the outcome of both natural and assisted conceptions. A recent statement released by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) further substantiates this association.

Some of the key statements published in the online issue of the journal Human Reproduction are as follows:

Obesity: The reduced ovulation frequency and chances of conception observed in obese women could be attributed to the negative influence of obesity on hormonal and metabolic mechanisms. Such patients undergoing IVF possessed reduced chances of pregnancy (around 30%) as they required increased doses of gonadotropins for ovarian stimulation compared to women with recommended body mass index (BMI). The literature study reported enhanced risks for the following during both natural and assisted conceptions in obese patients: