Infertility Statistics You Should Know
Many couples struggling with fertility and fertility treatments are understandably self-centered and focused on themselves and their problems.
They may feel that they are all alone in the world.
But the numbers don't lie - there are quite a few people who suffer from this condition.
Statistics show that fully 7.
3 million women between 15 and 44 are unable to conceive "the natural way".
The sad thing is that most of these women remain completely unaware of their problem until they try to have children.
In 2002, a large number of women - 11.
9% of the total population, or 7.
3 million women - were found to have received fertility treatment in some manner, shape or form, since they were diagnosed with impaired fecundity, meaning that some of them had problems getting pregnant and others also had problems carrying their babies to term.
It was also determined that 6.
1% of these women had seen specialists about fertility problems; 5.
5% were pregnant, but had to be treated so that they would not miscarry; 4.
8% had specialists test them for potential fertility problems; 3.
8 had taken drugs to help them ovulate; and 1.
1% needed to be artificially inseminated.
This data becomes more interesting when we consider the fact that as women get older, they naturally find it hard to get pregnant.
Some statistics of interest: 15.
2% of childless women between 35 and 39 had gotten help for infertility.
The numbers for women between 30 and 34 and 15 and 29 are 17.
3% and 2.
9% respectively.
These numbers should be seen in light of the fact that 27.
4% of women between 40 and 44 are infertile; 22.
6% of women between 35 and 39 are infertile; 16.
9% of women between 30 and 34 are infertile; and 16.
9% of women between 30 and 34 are infertile.
The numbers are also in support of fertility treatments.
Fully 38% of women aged 31 years who underwent in vitro fertilization successfully carried their babies to term.
Conversely (and in support of the earlier point), 22% of those aged 39 who tried IVF were successful, and less than 10% of those after age 43 were successful.
Also, those who tried egg donors experienced some success - women using egg donors from other women who were much younger than 40 had a whopping 45% success rate.
They may feel that they are all alone in the world.
But the numbers don't lie - there are quite a few people who suffer from this condition.
Statistics show that fully 7.
3 million women between 15 and 44 are unable to conceive "the natural way".
The sad thing is that most of these women remain completely unaware of their problem until they try to have children.
In 2002, a large number of women - 11.
9% of the total population, or 7.
3 million women - were found to have received fertility treatment in some manner, shape or form, since they were diagnosed with impaired fecundity, meaning that some of them had problems getting pregnant and others also had problems carrying their babies to term.
It was also determined that 6.
1% of these women had seen specialists about fertility problems; 5.
5% were pregnant, but had to be treated so that they would not miscarry; 4.
8% had specialists test them for potential fertility problems; 3.
8 had taken drugs to help them ovulate; and 1.
1% needed to be artificially inseminated.
This data becomes more interesting when we consider the fact that as women get older, they naturally find it hard to get pregnant.
Some statistics of interest: 15.
2% of childless women between 35 and 39 had gotten help for infertility.
The numbers for women between 30 and 34 and 15 and 29 are 17.
3% and 2.
9% respectively.
These numbers should be seen in light of the fact that 27.
4% of women between 40 and 44 are infertile; 22.
6% of women between 35 and 39 are infertile; 16.
9% of women between 30 and 34 are infertile; and 16.
9% of women between 30 and 34 are infertile.
The numbers are also in support of fertility treatments.
Fully 38% of women aged 31 years who underwent in vitro fertilization successfully carried their babies to term.
Conversely (and in support of the earlier point), 22% of those aged 39 who tried IVF were successful, and less than 10% of those after age 43 were successful.
Also, those who tried egg donors experienced some success - women using egg donors from other women who were much younger than 40 had a whopping 45% success rate.
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