“Male problems are responsible for around half of the infertility cases” – The reason why it is important to treat the couple

I could say that this is a frequent asked question, and even a polemical issue regarding Assisted Reproduction treatments.

I like to highlight the importance of treating the COUPLE, because many times they may think that the woman is to “blame” or that the solution relies only upon her, due to a lack of knowledge.

If a couple is having a hard time trying to get pregnant, indeed it may have something to do with a female problem. In addition, usually women tend to recur to gynecologic support since their early ages, so it is easier to track and find female factors that might be preventing her from getting pregnant.

If a woman still under the age of 30 who’s not using any contraceptive methods and has a high sexual activity does not get pregnant after one year (six months in case she’s already above 35) the couple might be considered infertile.

Recent researches point that male fertility also tends to decrease with time, and that around half of the infertility cases are due to male issues.

Therefore, it is important that a couple recur to a Human Reproduction professional if their failing to get pregnant, so that a thorough investigation can be done, by running all of both male and female necessary exams.

Besides that, any man feeling some kind of disturb, even though his desire of being a father has not been manifested yet, must recur to an urologist for an evaluation.