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Unexplained Infertility

About one in five couples are diagnosed with unexplained infertility.

Unexplained Infertility Articles

When you are under 35 and have been trying to conceive for one year or over 35 and trying to conceive for six months, your diagnosis may be "unexplained infertility" if your infertility workup shows normal results, About one in five couples are diagnosed with unexplained infertility.

Unexplained infertility means that medical tests cannot find any cause for infertility. In some cases, all the tests come back normal even though the couple is unable to conceive. In other cases, the tests may uncover minor abnormalities, but they are not severe enough to result in infertility.

Unexplained Infertility Videos

Video: Options for Getting Pregnant with Unexplained Infertility

Fertility treatment for patients with unexplained infertility may include fertility drugs with IUI or IVF, according to Dr. Daniel Williams of Houston Fertility Institute.

Video: How Is Unexplained Infertility Diagnosed?

Dr. Daniel Williams, a fertility doctor with Houston Fertility Institute, explains how a diagnosis of unexplained infertility is determined.

Video: What Is Unexplained Infertility?

Dr. Laurence Jacobs explains that while a diagnosis of unexplained infertility can be frustrating, there are successful treatments, even if the underlying cause is never determined. Dr. Jacobs is a fertility doctor with Fertility Centers of Illinois in Chicago.