For millions around the world, the path to parenthood can be difficult to access, if not impossible. Infertility impacts 1 in 6 people globally at some point in their lives, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Yet prevention, diagnosis and treatment of fertility issues can be extraordinarily difficult to access. The costs are high, and the availability of qualified care is limited. The topic can also be challenging to discuss, so many individuals don't address issues with their doctors or may not even know where to start when they need support.

Fertility issues can have an outsized impact on women who delay family building to focus on their careers. In addition to the increased health risks of pregnancy later in life, these women may discover they are trying to conceive right as their fertility is declining. The rate of impaired fecundity, or difficulty becoming pregnant, among those who have never given birth is 22% for women ages 30-39 and jumps to 33% for women between ages 40-49.