何謂不育?

 

在沒有採用任何避孕措施的情況下,經過一年正常性生活(約每週2-3次)仍然未能懷孕,醫學上便定義為不育1-2。現時,香港每6對夫婦當中,便有一對受不育問題困擾3

 

每6對夫婦有1對正面對不育問題3

 

參考資料:

1 Zegers-Hochschild F et al 2009. International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology (ICMART) and the World Health Organization (WHO) revised glossary of ART terminology, 2009. Fertil Steril. 92(5):1520-1524.

2 Zegers-Hochschild G et al 2017. The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017. Hum Reprod. 1;32(9):1786-1801.

3 Family Planning Association website :  http://www.famplan.org.hk