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40% of women diagnosed with infertility successfully become pregnant within the next two years
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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Almost half of the women who failed to conceive a child within a year later become pregnant without any treatment, writes GMA News on the basis of the journal Fertility and Sterility.
Australian scientists observed 1,376 women between the ages of 28 and 36 who tried unsuccessfully to conceive a child for at least 1 year. Over the years, they all underwent medical examinations and questionnaires and were diagnosed as " infertile."
About 600 women from among the subjects underwent hormonal infertility treatment or IVF procedure. 53% of them successfully endured and gave birth to a child. The remaining women did not seek medical help, however 44% of them also became mothers. There was no statistical difference in the number of complications between women who conceived with the help of doctors and those who were not treated.
However, doctors specify that the counts did not take into account the replacement of partners by women during the whole observation period, and it is also unknown whether they have changed their way of life. Despite this, doctors advise women not to despair and to the last try to conceive a child, even if the attempts last for a year or more.
"A woman can get pregnant quicker if she goes to IVF, but many of them are able to do it herself," said Courtney Lynch of Ohio State University in Columbus. According to her, about 15% of women can not become pregnant after a year of trying. But only 3% to 5% are really sterile. The rest - about 40% of the patients with a diagnosis of infertility - successfully conceive the child within the next year or two. "If you are 28 years old, it makes sense to continue trying for another year before contacting a doctor," Lynch said.
She is agreed with the Boston IVF specialist Alice Domar: "If you are young and you are diagnosed with infertility of unknown origin, then you have a good chance of spontaneous conception. In addition, hormone treatment will cost a woman about a dollar a day to bring ovulation to normal. And ECO costs about $ 15,000 and is not always covered by insurance. "