The Fertility 411 -- Age & Infertility

                    Does AGE Effect My Fertility?

YES!  15% - 20% of all couples will experience difficulties with conception, but this increases up to 50% for women 35-40 years old.

        

ART Pregnancy Rates & Live Birth rates by Age of Women   



Source:  Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001

This is a powerful graphic.  As you can see, our ability to conceive takes a nose dive after the age of 35.  Should this scare you...no, of course not.  But what it tells you is that you have to be informed and prepared if you make the decision to postpone starting a family.      

The Fertility 411 -- Infertility 101

Fertility Facts

• The average chance of a woman becoming pregnant each cycle is 20%
• It takes 5-6 months for the average fertile couple to conceive
• 1 out of every 6 couples has trouble conceiving and/or caring a child to term
• There are an estimated 2.4 million new infertility cases each year in the US alone

Is Infertility More Common Today?

• The overall incidence of infertiltiy has remained relatively unchanged over the past 30 years.
• However...the evaluation and treatment of infertility has changed dramatically over that period of time.
• 3 major developments have had the greatest impact:
1. In vitro fertilization
2. Changes in population demographics -- women attempting pregnancy at older ages when they are biologically less fertile
3. Greater media attention & public awareness

As always, you can log onto http://www.cincinnatifertility.com/ for more information.  If you have questions, post them here or send them to irhinfo@fuse.net.