Define Infertility.
inability to achieve pregnancy after 12 months of unprotected sex in women < 35 years and 6 months in women ≥ 35 years of age [1][2]
Primary infertility: infertility in persons who have never achieved pregnancy
Secondary infertility: infertility in persons who have previously achieved at least one pregnancy
Define recurrent pregnancy loss.
the inability of a woman to carry to live birth even if conception is possible (e.g., due to uterine myomas, antiphospholipid syndrome)
Describe the epidemiology.
Infertility affects approx. 10–15% of couples of reproductive age.
Approx. 5% of women in the US aged 15–44 years old are infertile.
Approx. 5–10% of men in the US aged 15–44 years old are infertile.
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