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Facts associated with Fertility image
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- Infertility is a disease that affects the male or female reproductive system with almost equal frequency.
- Recent improvements in medication, microsurgery and in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques make pregnancy possible for more than half of the couples pursuing treatment.
- Twenty-five percent of infertile couples have more than one factor that contributes to their infertility.
- In approximately 40 percent of infertile couples, the male partner is either the sole cause or a contributing cause of infertility.
- Fallopian tube blockage and/or peritoneal factors (abdominal wall) account for approximately 35 percent of all female infertility problems.
- Irregular or abnormal ovulation accounts for approximately 25 percent of all female infertility cases.
- Endometriosis is found in about 35 percent of infertile women who have laparoscopy as part of their infertility assessment.
- Approximately 30 percent of couples who have a complete assessment are diagnosed with unexplained infertility because no specific cause is identified.
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