In Spain, infertility affects 15-20% of couples, according to data from the Spanish Fertility Society. The main causes of this increase are becoming older new mothers and fathers, a sedentary lifestyle, stress and poor nutrition.

Infertility is a disease recognized by the WHO that can affect both the male and female reproductive systems. To diagnose it, it is generally necessary for a couple to have had regular unprotected sexual relations for 12 months and have not achieved pregnancy. The age of the first pregnancy and the lifestyle that both the man and the woman lead are also important factors in the diagnosis of infertility in Spain. The majority of patients we see in consultation have a nutrient deficiency, we have many foods, but with few nutrients, and if this is accompanied by a digestive-intestinal alteration we have the perfect combo so that good absorption of the food does not occur,” says Antonia González, an expert in fertility treatments. “Nowadays, couples look for their first child later and fertility has a biological clock, especially hers. The quality of the gametes begins to worsen, especially after the age of 35 in women and after the Age of 40 in men,’ says Beatriz Méndez del Río, a nutritional therapist.