Advanced diagnostic techniques can be used to identify the cause of an individuals infertility and indicate the best way to treat it.  Even when no specific problem is identified, todays advanced reproductive techniques may help the childless couple start a family.  This is certainly welcome news for couples who are unable to achieve pregnancy. In order to understand why pregnancy does not occur, we need to examine the four critical areas which are needed to make a baby – eggs, sperm, fallopian tubes and the uterus.  The tests, which often seem endless, will actually fall into one of these areas.

In a single menstrual cycle the chance of a perfectly normal couple achieving a successful pregnancy is only about 25%, even if they have sex every single day.  This is called fecundity which describes their fertility potential.  There are many reasons for this, including the fact that some eggs do not fertilize and some of the fertilzed eggs do not grow well ın the early developmental stage.  It is impossible to predict when a couple will get pregnant.  However, over a period of a year, the chance of a successful pregnancy is between 80% and 90%, so that 7 out of 8 couples will achieve pregnancy within a year.