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The Psychological Impact of Infertility on Men and Women

By: Lily-Ann Peters
Dec 1st, 2006

Definition
"The inability of a couple to achieve pregnancy after one year of regular unprotected sexual intercourse , or the inability of the woman to carry a pregnancy to live birth."(Malpani)
It may seem that 12 months is a random amount of time, but it is known that the majority of fertile couples can become pregnant within a year. Therefore, if a couple has been trying and have not conceived within a year, the man, women or both partners are probably infertile.
Infertility can affect anyone regardless of age, weight, race, marital status, country, sexual orientation, religion and socio-economic standing. One can not tell that someone is infertile simply by looking at them.
Causes of Infertility
Infertility can be the cause of many variables. Statistics show that 40% of infertility issues are female, 40% are male and that 20% are unknown. There is also evidence that......

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