By Julie Revelant/ Healthy Mama/ Published January 12, 2014

Infertility affects approximately 6.7 million women in the United States and if you’re trying to get pregnant, you know how disappointing it can be every month to get a negative pregnancy test. But before assuming that in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be your only option, it’s important to rule out some of the very common—and often treatable—causes of infertility.

Click here for five possible reasons why you might be struggling with infertility and what you can do about it.