Male Infertility A child of my own - Andrology Australia

HAVINGA FAMILYWhat are the chances of natural conception?It can often take up to a year, even for healthyfertile couples, to become pregnant. In a study 6of the time it took women who were planningfamilies to become pregnant:• About one third (38%) conceived in the firstmonth of tryingFertility drops withfemale age from themid 30s onwardsand rapidly fromage 40, so thisshould be takeninto account whenplanning a family• About two thirds by the third month (68%)• More than three quarters by the sixth month (82%)• More than nine out of every 10 couples (92%)had conceived within a yearAbout three to four per cent of couples who wantto have children, remain childless at the end oftheir reproductive life phase.A small number of men who are sub-fertile andhave at least some moving sperm in their semen,father children naturally whether or not theinfertility problem is treated. However, it can takelonger and possibly a number of years before menwith sub-fertility conceive.About one third of sub-fertile couples get pregnantnaturally in the first year after investigation forinfertility, with almost half (45%) by two years.MALE INFERTILITY 43