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Infertility Fast Facts & Key Statistics

By Reading Health System

12.3%, or about 7.5 million, women aged
15-44 have an impaired ability to get pregnant or carry
a baby to term.1
6.1%, or about 1 million, women aged 15-44 are unable
to get pregnant after at least 12 months of unprotected
sex with their male partner; often termed as infertile.1
11.3%, or about 6.9 million, women aged 15-44 have
ever used infertility services.1

About one-third of couples, in which the woman is over
the age of 35, have fertility problems. 2
About 9% of men aged 25-44 years in the United States
reported that they or their partner saw a doctor for advice,
testing, or treatment of infertility during their lifetime.3
1 in 8 couples (or 12% of married women) have trouble
getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy. (2006-2010
National Survey of Family Growth, CDC) 4

Infertility is not just about the woman. About one-third
of infertility cases are caused by women's problems and
another one-third caused by men's problems. The other
one-third are caused by a mixture of male and female
problems or those that are unknown.2

Approximately 85-90% of infertility cases are treated
with drug therapy or surgical procedures. Fewer than 3%
need advanced reproductive technologies like in vitro
fertilization (IVF). (www.asrm.org) 4

1 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/infertility.htm
(sourced from National Survey of Family Growth, 2011-2013)

3 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - https://www.cdc.gov/
reproductivehealth/infertility/

2 Source: Ofﬁce on Women's Health -
https://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/infertility.html#b

4 Source: Resolve, The National Infertility Association -
http://www.resolve.org/about/fast-facts-about-fertility.html

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