Some types of medication can impact male fertility and sperm function. Men struggling with fertility who take any of these types of medication should discuss medication adjustments with the prescribing healthcare provider.

Timing is key. In order to get pregnant, sperm need to find and fertilize the egg after it is released but before it gets too far along in the female reproductive tract.

It is not as easy to get pregnant as most couples might think. The research shows that the probability of two normally fertile people conceiving with properly timed sex is about 15% per month.