Female Fertility and Ageing - Part 2

Posted on Thu, 17 May 2012

The success rates of all treatmemt for female infertility decline with advanced age In women aged This means about 4 IVF treatment would be required to achieve a pregnancy. The rate falls to 20.3% pe...

Female Fertility and Ageing - Part 1

Posted on Thu, 17 May 2012

Female fertility declines with advanced age ►Natural conception rate in the female declines substantially from the age of 30 years and the decline is more marked after 34. Similar declining trends are...

The scale of fertility problems

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012

One in seven couples (15%) has fertility problems (approximately 40 million or 4 crore people in India). Male factors are responsible in 30%, female factors in 40%, and the rest 30% are associated wit...

Infertility – tubal problems

Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012

Tubal factor is present in about 14% (1 in 7) of infertility. One or both Fallopian tube(s) is(are) blocked or damaged (due to pelvic infection) or distorted (due to adhesions) or absent. The commones...

Infertility and endometriosis

Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012

Endometriosis is found in 15-25% (1 in 4-7) of the infertile women. On the other hand, the incidence of infertility in women with endometriosis is 20-65% (2 in 3-10). Its usual symptoms include pain j...