General

An unfulfilled childwish (synonymous for reduced fertility, subfertility or infertility) can be causing severe stress for both partners as well as the actual diagnosis of the fertility problem and the resulting treatments. Understanding for each other and patience is the best approach, see also psychological load and ART). In 90% of the couples that have a normal sexlive conception should take place within one year. If after a year there conceiving has failed than subfertility can be daignosed. One of the factors limiting the success is age. Other questions to be addressed are:

1. Does she produce eggs?
2. Does he produce enough sperm?
3. Can the sperm reach the egg?
4. Does the sperm fertilise the egg?
5. Can the embryo implant in the womb?

In a scheme this looks as follows: