Infertility

In general, infertility is defined as the inability to conceive (get pregnant) after one year (or longer) of unprotected sex. Because women’s fertility is known to decline steadily with age, some medical professionals assess and treat women 35 years of age or older after six months of unprotected sex. Infertile women should think about scheduling a consultation with a reproductive endocrinologist, a medical professional who focuses on treating infertility. Women who have experienced two or more spontaneous miscarriages may also benefit from the assistance of reproductive endocrinologists.

To Conceive

• An egg must be released by a woman’s body from one of her ovaries.
• Along the way, a man’s sperm must connect with the egg (fertilize).
• To reach the uterus, the fertilized egg must travel through a fallopian tube (womb).
• The embryo must adhere to the uterus’s interior (implantation).