Infertility Facts You May Not Know

Apr 24, 2025

1 in 6 couples struggle with infertility worldwide
⅓ of those couples are unexplained infertility
Of the women who seek fertility treatments 85-90% of them are treated with drug therapy or surgery
Fewer than 3% of women will need IVF treatment
Over 9 million babies have been born via IVF worldwide
A single IUI, on average, can cost between $500 to $1000
Medication for a single IUI can cost, on average, $30 to $100
The average cost of a single IVF cycle (1 egg retrieval, 1 transfer) is $12,000 to $30,000
The average cost for medication for a single IVF cycle is $2,000 to $10,000
In 2020 there was a statistic that claims that only 27% of companies with 500 or more employees covered fertility treatments.
In addition, only Twelve states have an insurance mandate that requires qualified employers to include IVF coverage in their plans offered to their employees: Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island – do better CA
According to a study done by National Institutes of Health 50% of women going through infertility will experience depression
According to that same study, 15% will have suicidal thoughts.

All information has been found via the following sources:

ASRM. Reproductive Facts. www.reproductivefacts.org.

NORD. Women’s Health Resource Center 2017. rarediseases.org

World Health Organization, Infertility Prevalence Estimates, 1990-2021. www.who.int/publications/i/item/978920068315