Infertility and IVF
What is Infertility?
Failure to achieve pregnancy despite regular and continuous sexual intercourse without any prevention method of pregnancy for one year is called infertility.
The incidence of infertility does not vary greatly between societies, approximately 15% of couples all over the world have to consult a specialist because they do not have a baby. When any of the following conditions occur, it is necessary to suspect infertility and consult a physician without waiting for the passage of one year to clarify the situation.
- Under the age of 35 and have not been able to conceive for more than 12 months,
- If you are over 35 years old and have not been able to conceive for 6 months
- If you are over 40 years old and have not been able to conceive for 3 months
- If you have recurrent miscarriages
- If couples have mental or physical problems that prevent them from having healthy sexual intercourse
- If, despite having previously undergone treatment to have a child, the result is unsuccessful
Causes of Infertility
The main causes of infertility are:
- Failure to have healthy sexual intercourse between spouses
- Despite healthy and regular coexistence, it becomes difficult or inhibited for reproductive cells (egg and sperm) to unite,
- Fertilization cannot occur despite the fact that reproductive cells can unite,
- The semen sample taken from the man does not have enough sperm in number and morphology to ensure pregnancy by normal means
- Although the woman’s age is not advanced, it is determined that the ovarian reserve is reduced as a result of the examinations performed
- Advanced female age (38 years and older) and 6 months of unprotected continuous sexual intercourse despite pregnancy
- Endometriosis causes the deterioration of the ovary-tube relationship
- Impaired ovulation function
- Obstruction of the fallopian tubes in women
- Although the results of all examinations are normal, the cause of unexplained infertility is seen
- The inability of the embryo to develop despite the fact that fertilization has occurred,
- The development of the embryo but its inability to hold on in the womb,
- Although there is no problem in the development of the embryo, the pregnancy that occurs ends prematurely with miscarriage or premature birth.