Compassionate care for couples having difficulty conceiving due to infertility
Infertility is the inability to get pregnant or conceive, typically after one year of unprotected sex. There are a number of factors that may contribute to infertility, so visiting a specialist may help.
Factors that may affect fertility include:
- Age
- Irregular menstrual cycles
- Infertility issues in a prior relationship
- Prior tubal ligation or vasectomy
- Male performance issues
- Prior ruptured appendix
- Prior pelvic inflammatory disease
When should you seek help from a fertility specialist if you have signs of infertility?
- If younger than 35 years old; one year of unprotected intercourse
- 35 – 39 years old; six months of unprotected intercourse
- 40 and older; three months of unprotected intercourse
Common conditions we treat
There are several causes of infertility. Some of the most common conditions that may benefit from infertility treatment include:
Comprehensive infertility treatment options
Before you begin infertility treatment at Baylor Scott & White Health, your physician on the medical staff will explore all available options and help you decide on your treatment path.
Specific infertility treatment plans will be determined by their care team based on age, medical history, stage of infertility and personal preferences.
- Fertility medications
- Surgery (to treat things like endometriosis, fibroids, etc.)
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
- In vitro fertilization (IVF)
- Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection
- Assisted hatching and cryopreservation of pre-implantation embryos and sperm cells
- Embryo and semen storage (cryopreservation)
- Diagnosis and treatment of male infertility
- Vasectomy reversal
How to cope with the emotional stress of infertility
The joy of pursuing pregnancy can quickly morph into frustration, as the days turn into weeks and months of waiting and hoping. You may be ready to make that leap into parenthood — but your body might not be.
A message of hope for those struggling with infertility
Talking to the parents of the first baby born in the U.S. after a uterus transplant, you wouldn’t know they were part of a major medical milestone in a landmark clinical trial. They’re just like any other set of parents — overjoyed and in love with their precious baby boy, who recently celebrated his first birthday.
Geriatric pregnancy: Waiting later in life to have a baby
As women are waiting longer to have children, many worry about the potential risks and dangers of waiting too long. The reality is this: Women are born with a finite number of eggs. With increasing age, both the number and quality of the eggs decline.