Unfulfilled desire to have children in the general population

Although it is estimated that one in six couples in Western populations have an unfulfilled desire to have children, surprisingly there are no valid studies on the exact age-specific prevalence in the general population. This project therefore aims to evaluate the age-specific prevalence of infertility in the general population and analyse its association with reproduction-specific serum markers (anti-Müllerian hormone in women, inhibin B in men). Infertility is recorded using an online questionnaire. Immunoassay analyses are performed to determine the anti-Müllerian hormone level in women and the inhibin B level in men.