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How common is female infertility?




Infertility/subfertility is a very common problem all over the world and one in 6 couples suffer from sub-fertility issues. Out of all infertility cases almost 40% can be due to male factor infertility. However, most of the subfertility issues are treatable and we are able to help more than 9 out of 10 couples who seek help for fertility issues. So the advice is to see a good fertility specialist so that the issues are sorted out.

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