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Understanding Infertility

Home/Understanding Infertility

Being aware of what impacts your reproductive health is vital

Fertility issues can be caused by a variety of factors including increasing maternal age, lifestyle, environmental effects and medical conditions among others.

Infertility stats

Infertility is the result of:

  • male factor in about 30%
  • female factor in about 30%
  • combination of male and female factors 30%
  • and 10% of cases remaining unexplained

There are treatments available for many infertility problems. If you are experiencing infertility, the sooner you seek treatment, the greater the chance may be of successfully conceiving.

Female infertility

There are many reasons why an individual may experience infertility.

Educating yourself will help you feel more in control and allow you to ask the right questions. To learn more about the most common diagnoses for female infertility, including their symptoms, causes and how they are treated, please visit the City Fertility page Causes of Female Infertility.

Male infertility

There are many reasons why you may experience infertility.

Educating yourself will help you feel more in control and allow you to ask the right questions. To learn more about the diagnoses for male infertility, including their symptoms, causes and how they are treated, please visit the City Fertility page Causes of Male Infertility.

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