When you are trying to conceive, and it doesn’t happen within a few months, you may start thinking that you have a ‘problem’. The time it takes to conceive is different for everyone. About 84% of couples actively trying for a baby, conceive within a year. This is why most doctors do not consider that you have a fertility problem unless you have had frequent, unprotected sex for at least a year. In the year that follows, half of the couples that didn’t conceive yet will get pregnant without medical help.
Many experts feel that for most couples having sex 2 or 3 times a week is the most effective way of maximising your chances. It’s certainly worth trying for a few months!
It’s estimated that 17% of all couples is infertile; they have difficulties getting pregnant. The ‘problem’ lies with the man as often as with the woman. If you’re one of them, that doesn’t mean you will never have children. About half of those infertile couples have children, but they often need extra time or medical help to get pregnant.
In general, if you have been trying for less than a year, you have no reason to be concerned yet. Read on about what can help in conceiving, and what factors indicate infertility.
