1. Infertility is the inability to conceive a child despite trying for one year.

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False

2. Infertility affects about 5.3 million Americans, or 9 percent of the reproductive age population.

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False

3. According to some experts, 50 percent of women who want to conceive become pregnant in the first ovulation cycle they try.

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False

4. To become pregnant, a couple must have intercourse during the woman's fertile time of the month, which is right before and during ovulation.

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False

5. Having intercourse often during the approximate time of ovulation does not impact the chances of conception.

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False

6. Ovulation disorders are a common cause of infertility in women.

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False

7. Without ovulation, eggs are not available for fertilization.

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False

8. Over-the-counter ovulation prediction kits are available to measure a hormonal change that occurs a day or two before ovulation.

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False

9. Ovulation tests detect a spike in the level of progesterone, which occurs just before ovulation.

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False

10. A hormone called luteinizing hormone occurs in the middle of the menstrual cycle.

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False

11. A surge in luteinizing hormone lasts about 15 days.

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False

12. A surge in luteinizing hormone stimulates the ovary to release a mature egg.

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False

13. The surge in luteinizing hormone means that ovulation will occur in about 24 to 36 hours.

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False

14. The amount of luteinizing hormone in the body is the same for everyone.

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False

15. There are several different ovulation prediction kits on the market that vary in cost, difficulty of administering and accuracy.

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False

16. Some home ovulation prediction kits are as simple as holding a stick tester in your urine stream for several seconds.

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False

17. Ovulation prediction kits are available without a physician’s prescription.

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Source(s):
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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