Infertility affects between 10% to 15% of couples within the reproductive years of their life. It can be the source of significant emotional stress and strain in interpersonal relationships as well as social stigma in certain countries. However, infertility is not “incurable”. With proper treatment and management, most cases of infertility can be successfully “cured” depending on the underlying cause and a host of other factors. How To Spot Infertility It is important to understand that infertility cannot be spotted by certain signs and symptoms as is the case with other medical conditions. Infertility is defined as the difficulty in falling pregnant after one year of unprotected intercourse. There is no specific guideline for the number of times intercourse is necessary but it should ideally be within the’fertile window’, the days when a woman is most fertile in the course of the menstrual cycle. Contrary to popular belief, pregnancy will not always occur with a single episode of unprotected sexual contact. This is not an indictor of a fertility problem.  However, if repeated intercourse particularly during the fertile window period does not yield the desired effects after one year then it needs to be investigated further. Fertility testing is dependant … Continue reading Signs of Infertility (Difficulty Falling Pregnant) in Women and Men