My mother said I should just go to church and pray more. My friends said,'Try to relax and not think about it' or 'You're just overstressed. You work too much. Actually, psychological stress is more likely a result of infertility than the cause, according to Resolve, a nonprofit consumer organization specializing in infertility. So, while going on a relaxing vacation may temporarily relieve the stress that comes with fertility problems, a solution may require treatment by a health-care professional.
Surgery is some times used to repair dam aged reproductive organs.
And in about 10 percent of cases, less conventional, high-tech options like in vitro fertilization are used. It depends on many things, including the cause of the problem and the severity. Overall, Younger says, about half of couples that seek fertility treatment will be able to have babies. A Year Without Pregnancy Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive a child despite trying for one year. The condition affects about 5.3 million Americans, or 9 percent of the reproductive age population, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.