What is infertility?

Infertility is the inability to achieve a successful pregnancy based on a patient’s age, physical findings, diagnostic testing, medical, sexual and reproductive history, or any combination of those factors. This includes the need for donor gametes. For patients having regular unprotected intercourse, a timeframe is added whereby an evaluation is indicated if 12 months have passed without a successful pregnancy and the female partner is less than 35 years of age. This timeframe shortens to 6 months (if > 35 years of age) and 3 months (if >40 years of age).