 | By 2015, one in three couples may need help to conceive. |
| Source: Yahoo News article |
| | Cigarette smoking contributes to infertility in both men and women. |
| Source: ASRM |
| | From 1940 to 1990 the average male sperm count in England dropped from 113 million/milliliter to 66 million/milliliter. |
| Source: Internet Health Library |
| | Infertility affects about 10% of couples of childbearing age. |
| Source: Ohio State University Medical Center |
| | Most infertility cases (85-90%) are treated with conventional therapies, such as drug treatment or surgical repair of reproductive organs. |
| Source: ASRM |
| | Male infertility is a factor in about 25-40% of couples with infertility problems. |
| | Ovulation is a problem in 25-30% of cases. |
| | Inferility is unexplained in 10-20% of cases. |
| Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| | ART stands for Assisted Reproductive Technology. |
| | ART includes all fertility treatments in which both sperm and eggs are handled. |
| | ART does not include intrauterine artificial insemination using donor sperm. |
| Source: CDC |
| | The average cost of an IVF cycle in the United States is $12,400. |
| | 14 states have laws that require insurers to cover some form of infertility diagnosis. |
| | They are: AR, CA, CT, HI, IL, MD, MA, MT, NJ, NY, OH, RI, TX and WV. |
| Source: ASRM |
| | The CDC reported almost 400 fertility clinics in the USA in 2003. |
| | These clinics performed a combined total of about 84,000 procedures or cycles. |
| | The 50 largest clinics account for nearly half of all procedures. |
| Source: CDC |
