Infertility is a disease in which the ability to get pregnant and give birth to a child is impaired or limited in some way. For heterosexual couples (men and women), this is usually diagnosed after one year of trying to get pregnant (but may be diagnosed sooner depending on other factors).
For heterosexual couples, one-third of causes of infertility are due to a male problem, one-third are due to female problems, and one-third are due to a combination of unknown reasons.
a doctor who specializes in managing infertility. Reproductive endocrinologists may also be able to help women with recurrent pregnancy loss, defined as having two or more spontaneous miscarriages.
Pregnancy is the result of a process that has many steps. To get pregnant:
Gynecologists diagnose and treat conditions that affect your reproductive system.
Some of these conditions include:
Gynecologists diagnose and treat conditions specific to women. They can offer medical, hormonal, and surgical treatments. Gynecologists see their patients in a clinic or surgery and many operate in both public and private hospitals.
Women might see gynecologists about:
Gynaecologists use a range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Some of the procedures that are widely used in gynaecology include:-