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Quick Facts About Infertility
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Infertility is NOT an inconvenience; it is a disease of the
reproductive system that impairs the body's ability to perform the
basic function of reproduction.
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Infertility affects about 7.3 million women and their partners in
the U.S. - about 12% of the reproductive-age population (Source:
National Survey of Family Growth, CDC 2002).
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Infertility affects men and women equally.
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Most infertility cases - 85% to 90% - are treated with conventional
medical therapies such as medication or surgery.
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While vital for some patients, in vitro fertilization and similar
treatments account for less than 3% of infertility services, and
about (or approximately) seven hundredths of one percent (0.07%) of
U.S. health care costs.
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