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How much do you know about fertility?

 

1. What is infertility as defined by the NHS?

  • Failing to get pregnant after six months of regular unprotected sex
  • Failing to get pregnant after one year of regular unprotected sex
  • Failing to get pregnant after two years of regular unprotected sex
  • Failing to get pregnant after three years of regular unprotected sex
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Answer: Infertility is defined as ‘failing to get pregnant after two years of regular unprotected sex’.


2. How many couples in the UK experience infertility at some point?

  • One in six
  • One in seven
  • One in eight
  • One in nine
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Answer: It is estimated that one in six to seven couples in the UK are affected by infertility at some point.


3. By age 30, what percentage of eggs do most women have left?

  • 12.5%
  • 22.5%
  • 32.5%
  • 42.5%
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Answer: By the age of 30, most women have around one eighth (12.5%) of the eggs they were born with left.


4. What is the average length of time people in the UK wait for fertility treatment after infertility is first identified? 

  • 2 years
  • 3 years
  • 4 years
  • 5 years
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Answer: The average length of time people in the UK wait for fertility treatment after their infertility is identified is roughly 5 years - 4.9 years to be precise. (Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority (HFEA) Fertility Facts and Figures 2007)


5. What is the average age of women who have IVF treatment in the UK?

  • 33
  • 35
  • 37
  • 39
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Answer: The average age of women who have IVF treatment in the UK is 35


6. Which of these statements is false?

  • Of 100 couples trying to conceive naturally 20 will conceive within one month
  • The greatest health risk associated with IVF is the risk of multiple births (twins, triplets, or more)
  • Infertility is the fifth most common reason for women aged 20-45 to see their GP
  • The typical cost of one IVF treatment cycle is approximately £5,000
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Answer: Infertility is actually the 2nd most common reason for women ages 20-45 to see their GP, after pregnancy.