No, having taken the contraceptive pill does not affect fertility. And yes, even if you've had a child, you may have complications getting pregnant again. Dr. Maria Arqué, a gynecologist specializing in fertility at CIRH and WoMer, debunks myths on social media. Her approach is integrative, which consists of "looking at the body as a whole" and reviewing each case to see what can be done to improve overall and reproductive health and increase the chances of a natural pregnancy and, if that's not possible, improve the results of assisted reproduction treatments. "We don't treat a uterus or ovaries, but a person," she states.

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One in six people suffers from infertility problems, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and one in 10 children are now born through assisted reproduction techniques in Spain—in 2022, there were 39,546 babies, according to the Spanish Fertility Society (SEF), out of 16,719 born. in vitro (IVF) and 31,635 artificial inseminations (AI). Although the success of these techniques is indisputable, the figures already show that going through an assisted reproduction process is not a piece of cake. The success rates, which depend on age and other factors, are 13.7% in the case of artificial insemination, and 43.8% in each cycle ofin vitro which reaches embryo transfer (when the embryo is placed in the uterus), which occurs in 60% of the cycles initiated.