Thursday, April 7, 2011

National Infertility Awareness Week

Mark your calendars people April 24th - 30th is National Infertility Awareness Week.

Infertility is a disease or condition of the reproductive system often diagnosed after a couple has had one year of unprotected, well-times intercourse, or if the women has suffered from multiple miscarriages and the woman is under 35 years of age. If the women is over 35 years old, it is diagnosed after 6 months of unprotected, well-times intercourse.

Infertility affects 7.3 million people in the U.S. That's 12% of women of childbearing age, or 1 in 8 couples! Approximately on-third of infertility is due to a female factor and one-third is due to a mail factor and one-third is resulted from problems with both partners or unexplained.

http://www.resolve.org/ is a great website to learn more information.

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