All,
So a friend of mine is planning a family and haven’t gotten pregnant yet. Her gynac said they it may happen right away or may take even a year to conceive. Well, i don’t really understand this.
If a fertile man and woman are having frequent sex, what really leads to not getting pregnant?
In: Biology
Think about some board game where you have to roll a 6 to get something to happen. Some lucky bugger gets 3 instant 6s in a row, whereas it takes you 12+ rolls to get one.
Conception is close to that. The odds of conceiving per cycle are roughly 20% whereas the odds of rolling a 6 are about 16%.
They tell you the worst case scenario so you don’t get discouraged. But if both partners are under 35, it makes sense to get checked out for fertility problems after a year of not conceiving. If at least one partner is over 35, then you don’t have as much time to waste so you look for fertility checks after 6 months just in case.
Most couples don’t need fertility medicine, just enough “rolls of the dice” to get a successful pregnancy.
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