Infertility is a really serious and sensitive topic especially for couples who are experiencing the difficulty brought by this condition.
What is sad is that only a few people are aware of how great big of a deal infertility is.
Maybe because knowledge and information on topics like this are very limited.
Good thing there's such a thing as infertility statistics to provide information to people who really need it.
Here are a few things you need to know about Infertility: There are 7.
3 million women in this country who are unable to conceive and they range from 15-44 years of age.
In 2002, 11.
9% or 7.
3 million women (15-44 years of age) availed of infertility treatments.
4.
8% took fertility tests and 6.
1% received professional advice.
5.
5% of women underwent treatment to prevent miscarriage.
3.
8% of women received ovulation drugs while 1.
1% underwent artificial insemination.
11.
8% of women cannot carry a baby to its full term due to damaged productiveness.
15.
2% of childless women between the ages 35 and 39 received infertility treatments.
17.
3% for women between the ages of 30 and 34 while only 2.
9% for women 15-29 years of age.
We can see that older women received more infertility treatments that younger women.
This is because egg cells lessen with time, thus lessening the chances of fertility.
The percent of Infertility increases as the woman grows older.
27.
4% of women are infertile by the ages of 40 and 44.
22.
6% of women are infertile by 35 and 39 years of age.
16.
9% of women are infertile by the ages of 30 and 34.
11% of married women are infertile by the ages of 15 and 29.
Based on the results of studies done on infertility, age is really a big factor on the success rate of infertility treatments.
Doctors around the world use this knowledge for treating their patients.
In the case of in vitro fertilization, it is recommended that the process be done while the woman is still below her 40's.
For women 31 years of age, the success rate is 38%.
For women 39 years of age, the success rate is 22%.
But for women aging 43 years or more, the success rate is less than 10%.
The only way for the success rate to increase is for the older woman to get an egg donor, specifically a younger woman.
This will then increase the success rate to 45%.
Often, the women experiencing these kinds of infertility difficulties feel alone in their situation.
Infertility is not very common especially in this world where the population boom is intensely high.
Some even take pregnancy for granted and there's an even higher percent of people getting abortion.
What these people don't know is the importance of being able to get pregnant especially to people included in the statistics mentioned here.
Some are even unaware of their infertility and only realize it when the moment comes for them to build a family.
Because of statistics, women and their doctors now have the information needed so choosing a fertility plan is easier to do.
Studies like this are extremely important especially to a very insightful and stern circumstance like infertility.