OVERVIEW OF INFERTILITY 1 in 6 Couples have trouble getting pregnant! Having a baby can be one of the life’s greatest experiences and joy, this privilege is denied to many couples because of infertility. Roughly 10-15% couples face some fertility problems at some stage of their reproduction carrier. Approximately 13-19 million couples are likely to be infertile in our country at any given time. With increasing awareness among people to have a child from their own egg and sperm, reproductive health is becoming a major health care. Number of patients seeking professional help is sharply expanding. Achievement of pregnancy and development of foetus are extremely complex processes involving hundreds of synchronized and timely occurring events. Any wrong at one or more steps may result in causing delay in achieving pregnancy or infertility. Obviously treatment of infertility is a challenging task. However, current level of diagnoses, understanding and management techniques have made it possible to treat nearly every kind of infertility.