Infertility Flashcards
A couple is said to be infertile if pregnancy does not result after ___ year of normal sexual activity (2 times per week) without contraceptives
one year
About what percentage of couples experience infertility at some point in their reproductive lives?
25%
Fertility tends to decline and accelerate in what decade of life?
30s
Male partners contribute to about what percentage of cases of infertility?
40%
Infertility prognosis
In the absence of identifiable causes, what percentage of couples will acheive pregnancy within 3 years?
60%
True or False
Couples with unexplained infertility who do not achieve pregnancy within 3 years may be offered ovulation induction or assisted reproductive technology such as IVF (sometimes sooner) and women over the age of 35 are offered a more aggressive approach
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