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Infertility

Introduction

Planning to start a family sometime in the future?

Wanting to get pregnant now?

Not sure if you want to have children or not?

Because most couples have little trouble conceiving a child when they decide the time is right, few consider that they might not be able to have children. Unfortunately, many couples find out that one or both partners is infertile only after they are ready to start a family. In 2002, infertility affected more than 2 million married couples in the United States ? more than 7% of adults in the ages most likely to have children, according to information from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the National Center for Health Statistics.

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Last Updated: August 2007
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