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Health Encyclopedia: Infertility In Women Introduction

Introduction

Infertility is the failure of a couple to become pregnant after one year of regular, unprotected intercourse. In both men and women the fertility process is complex.

About 10% of couples who wish to have a baby are still unable to after a year of unprotected sex. About half of these couples can achieve pregnancy within 2 years after appropriate treatment of the woman, the man, or both. Even under ideal circumstances, the probability that a woman will get pregnant during a single menst...

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Misconceptions about Conception

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...you pregnant. And there is also a possibility of pregnancy whenever any semen or pre-ejaculate... Read more »

Pregnancy and Herpes

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...cases. Transmission is lowest in women who acquire herpes before pregnancy. The risk of... Read more »

Female Genitalia 101

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...internally that have a direct impact on conception and pregnancy include: Ovaries - women... Read more »

Severe Maternal Stress Linked to Schizophrenia in Children

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...Children of women who were in their second month of pregnancy at the height of the Arab-Israeli... Read more »

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...ordered an ultrasound every four weeks throughout my pregnancy. He was checking to make sure my... Read more »

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Birth Control Options for Women: Emergency Contraception

Emergency ContraceptionEmergency contraception is available to prevent pregnancy:After sexual assaultAfter consensual intercourse in which contraception is not usedWhen contraception is used but... Read more »

Vasectomy and Vasovasostomy: Unexpected Pregnancy

Unexpected PregnancyPregnancy rates after a vasectomy are estimated to be very low, about 1 in 1,000. There are two main reasons for an unexpected pregnancy:Residual sperm were still alive when the... Read more »

Birth Control Options for Women: Intrauterine Devices (IUDs)

...the device is placed in the uterus and stops as soon as it is removed. Precisely how the IUD prevents pregnancy is a mystery. They may kill sperm or preven them from moving, which prevents... Read more »

Infertility In Women: Lifestyle Changes

...that having intercourse every day, or even several times a day, before and during ovulation, improves pregnancy rates. Although sperm count per ejaculation is low, a constantly replenished semen... Read more »

Birth Control Options for Women: Natural Family Planning Methods

...family planning contraceptive methods do not use medication, physical devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. Instead, these cycle-based fertility awareness methods rely on tracking the changes... Read more »

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