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Infertility affects millions of people around the world. So if it’s been a challenge to have a baby, know that you’re not alone.

Infertility is a medical condition for the inability to conceive, or carry a pregnancy to term, despite trying to get pregnant for a year or more. A common assumption is that infertility is primarily related to women. However, only 30-40% of infertility cases are related to women alone, and 40-50% are attributed to male factors. While 20-30% of infertility cases are caused by both female and male factors.

When it comes to treatment, the majority of infertility cases are treated with conventional therapies such as medication treatment or surgical repair of the reproductive organs. In more complex cases, reproductive endocrinologists (physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility) often utilize assisted reproductive technologies, such as intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization to assist couples in becoming pregnant.

There’s no known way to definitely prevent yourself from developing GERD. However, there are certain steps you can take to reduce your risk of developing the condition. These may include:

• Eat a balanced, healthy diet

• Maintain a healthy weight

• Don’t smoke

• If you experience acid reflux at night, elevate your head 6-8 inches with extra pillows or a foam wedge, or by placing blocks or risers under the feet of your headboard

• Sleep on your left side, which may make it less likely you’ll experience reflux

• Get screened for hiatal hernia, which is a condition in which the upper part of the stomach can move up into the chest

• Tell your doctor if you begin experiencing acid reflux or GERD symptoms while taking certain medicines (see above.)

Infertility is a medical condition for the inability to conceive, or carry a pregnancy to term, despite trying to get pregnant for a year or more. A common assumption is that infertility is primarily related to women. However, only 30-40% of infertility cases are related to women alone, and 40-50% are attributed to male factors. While 20-30% of infertility cases are caused by both female and male factors.