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1 in 8 women have difficulty conceiving
Last reviewed: 02.07.2025
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A team of specialists from the UK noticed that infertility is a fairly common problem, and most people hide their problem from their loved ones and generally prefer not to talk about this topic. As studies have shown, 1 in 8 women in the modern world has problems with conception, by the way, the strong half of humanity also suffers from such problems, although a little less often - 1 in 10 men have problems in this area.
After several studies, scientists have found that people suffering from infertility are in no hurry to seek medical help. Nowadays, modern medicine is capable of working miracles, however, most people refuse to voice their problems, perhaps they are embarrassed or do not want to seem ill, and scientists do not exclude the financial side of the issue (infertility treatment is quite expensive).
Experts note that people over 35 years of age often suffer from problems with conception; before this age, according to scientists, it is much easier to conceive and give birth to a child. Every year, the probability of becoming happy parents decreases. Also, during the study, scientists noted an interesting fact - people with high incomes suffer from infertility more often, compared to poorer strata of the population, the reasons for this division remain unknown.
But the development of infertility can be facilitated by 2 factors – sexual dissatisfaction and depressive states. As studies have shown, young girls who remained dissatisfied with their partner or suffered from various depressive disorders more often experienced difficulties with conception and bearing a child. Specialists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine intend to continue the study and establish the physiological causes of the so-called “depressive infertility”.
Scientists also noted that men can also suffer from infertility, difficulties with conception are experienced by men over 35 years old, at a younger age such problems are much less common. As you can see, the situation with both male and female infertility is approximately the same, but doctors were especially surprised by the fact that, knowing their problem, people were in no hurry to get medical help. Experts once again reminded that modern medicine today is able to help in this matter, and here, as in other cases, the main thing is not to waste time.
Recently, researchers from various American companies tested drugs for the treatment of male infertility. According to scientists, the new drugs improve the composition and properties of sperm - in this case, IVF may become almost the only way for men to conceive a child. Sperm for IVF will be passed through filters on special equipment and introduced into the uterus. According to scientists, this approach will increase the probability of conception to 99% and now specialists have recognized this method as the most promising, but they will not begin to use it in medical practice earlier than in 4 years, since scientists still have a number of tests to conduct.
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