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Infertility is the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected intercourse. Often, people plan pregnancy for one or two months and come to reproductive Medicine or gynaecologist thinking they failed to conceive. What exactly happens is if 100 couples try to have a pregnancy in one month, only 15 will conceive. That does not mean the other 85 are infertile. So if somebody feels that they have a Problem or a delay in conception, they should understand that they should try unprotected intercourse for at least 12 months. Then if they fail, they should visit the Doctor.
In a regular cycle, ovulation happens between 12 to 18 days. There is a possibility of getting pregnant if the couple have unprotected intercourse during that period. When couples have intercourse, sperms deposited can last there for 48 to 96 hours and sometimes 120 hours. Often, there is a misconception that only pregnancy will happen if couples have intercourse every day.
The average frequency of a newly married couple will be around four to five times a week. And after three to four years, the average sexual frequency comes down to two or three times a week. As long as a couple is trying to get a pregnancy, a frequency of two or three times a week is adequate for conception.
If the couple living together failed to conceive after trying unprotected intercourse for 12 months, they should visit a doctor. Many times, there are a lot of misconceptions that only females should see the Doctor and not the male, but the reality is both should visit the Doctor, and the cause of delay can be in the male or the female, sometimes in both. So the couple should see the Doctor for infertility.
If the couple living together failed to conceive after trying unprotected intercourse for 12 months, they should visit a doctor. Many times, there are a lot of misconceptions that only females should see the Doctor and not the male, but the reality is both should visit the Doctor, and the cause of delay can be in the male or the female, sometimes in both. So the couple should see the Doctor for infertility.