Infertility and Acupuncture

Acupuncture for Infertility

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If you are concerned about fertility, the first thing you need to know is you are not alone. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 15% of couples of childbearing age seek medical help for infertility, usually after a period of about two years of failing to conceive.

The problem can be of either female or male. In general, the origin of infertility is

Only female in about 30 - 40% of cases.
Exclusively male about 10 - 30% of cases.
In case of a combination of both partners about 15 - 30% of cases show no abnormalities.

After medical examinations, the causes of infertility are confirmed in only 5-10% of couples. The WHO believes that there are approximately 60-80 million infertile couples in the world.

At present, and yet not be true consolation (but can certainly help to understand the entire context) - pregnant is not so easy, even for people who have fertility problems!

It is a little known fact that humans are among the least fertile creatures on earth. There are only a very short period within the menstrual cycle when conception is possible, which makes this probability is only 25% every month. It is estimated that 10% of normally fertile couples fail to conceive within their first year of trial and about 5% after two years.

Between 2 and 10% of couples worldwide are unable to conceive a child and another 10 - 25% have secondary infertility, which means that after a first successful pregnancy, are unable to conceive a second child.

Last updated: 04/02/2012