Video: What Is Unexplained Infertility?

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0:00:00.000,0:00:02.000 (Text on screen): Fertility Authority: Your Most Trusted Source 0:00:02.000,0:00:05.000 Ask the Experts 0:00:05.000,0:00:10.000 What is unexplained infertility? 0:00:10.000,0:00:14.000 Dr. Laurence Jacobs, Fertility Centers of Illinois: Unexplained infertility, or idiopathic infertility (the technical term), 0:00:14.000,0:00:21.000 is a very frustrating diagnosis, because it's, in essence, saying, "We don't know why you're not achieving a pregnancy." 0:00:21.000,0:00:26.000 And you have to have certain evaluations to be able to make that diagnosis. 0:00:26.000,0:00:30.000 For example, you have to have a woman who is clearly ovulating properly. 0:00:30.000,0:00:33.000 You have to have someone whose uterus and tubes are normal. 0:00:33.000,0:00:38.000 And, when you've assessed the male, you've got normal sperm and normal sperm function. 0:00:38.000,0:00:41.000 And so, couples don't like this diagnosis because it's frustrating. 0:00:41.000,0:00:49.000 They want to at least have a diagnosis and a quick fix, and that doesn't exist when it comes to unexplained infertility. 0:00:49.000,0:00:54.000 The good news is that there are various therapies that are quite effective in treating this problem, 0:00:54.000,0:00:58.000 even if we never understand what the underlying problem is. 0:00:58.000,0:01:00.000 (Text on screen): Fertility Authority: Your Most Trusted Source