• 1 in 8 Indian couples have infertility issues, as per WHO reports of 2020-2021. • There are primary and secondary types of infertility. • Infertility has for long only been associated with females, but in reality, female infertility problems only make up for 1/3rd of the total figures.

W.H.O. defines infertility as a problem of either male or female reproductive system, characterised by the failure to achieve pregnancy after 12 or more months of sexual intercourse; with no form of contraception in use. Primary infertility is when a couple has never been pregnant, while secondary infertility is when there has been a prior pregnancy. Infertility, for long was an issue associated only with women. For whatever reasons, community was not ready to acknowledge infertility with men. But now, awareness has been spread and people do know that infertility could be because of either partner. Statistics show that 1/3rd of issues a

Author-Ekta Bhagia