The Basics of Fertility

By understanding the reproductive process, you can understand the numerous places where the system may not work properly and thus result in infertility. The links below will provide you with the basics of fertility and help explain this complicated process. The three main things needed for reproduction are sperm, eggs, and good plumbing (uterus and tubes, part of the female reproductive system).

  • Sperm (and the Male Reproductive System)
  • Eggs (and the Female Reproductive System)

The process of reproduction involves three primary steps in the female system:

  1. Fertilization
  2. Implantation
  3. Graduation