Is male infertility treatable?
More than one-half of cases of male infertility can be corrected. Treatment may help a couple get pregnant through normal sexual intercourse. Even if you can’t get pregnant in this way, you may not need expensive or invasive treatments to get pregnant. If the man needs surgery to correct the problem that is causing his infertility, it can be an outpatient procedure. This means he doesn’t have to stay in the hospital overnight. Female Infertility What is infertility? Infertility is the failure to become pregnant after 1 year of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse. Infertility is a problem for 1 of every 6 couples. How does it occur? Often the reason a woman is infertile is that she is not ovulating (releasing eggs). This failure to ovulate may be caused by: • a hormone imbalance • overweight • too much stress • ovary problems, such as a tumor or cyst • a menstrual cycle that is too brief • weight loss for various reasons, including eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia • int
