Infertility Symptoms – Definitions
When a couple is unsuccessful at having a baby after 12 months of unprotected, regular intercourse, they are considered infertile. Infertility is defined as the inability to reproduce.
Couples respond in different ways after being told they are infertile. Extreme reactions often come from couples who are childless.
Infertility in couples who’ve never born children is primary infertility.
On the other hand, secondary infertility describes the condition wherein couples who have successfully become pregnant once are having difficulties in getting pregnant again.
Maleness
Various factors, both emotional and physical, can lead to infertility.
Male-exclusive factors such as low sperm count, retrograde ejaculation, scarring from sexually transmitted diseases, hormone deficiency, and impotence, make up around 30-40% of infertility cases.
Frequent marijuana use and intake of prescription drugs like cimetidine, nitorfurantoin, and spironolactone may affected sperm count.
The Female Factor
Ovulation dysfunction, fallopian tube abnormality, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, scarring from STDs, hormonal imbalances, pelvic infection, poor nutrition, and tumors are just some of these “female factors.” These are the primary causes of 40 to 50 per cent of infertility cases.
Factors contributed by both individuals and unidentifiable factors are responsible for 10 to 30% of all infertility cases.
It is estimated that just 10 to 20% of couples fail to conceive after a year. It is crucial that couples continue with their attempts at conception for 12 months, at the least.
Age Sensitive Causes
Couples who are healthy, are below 30 years old, and have intercourse frequently have just a 25 to 30 per cent chance a month of conceiving. The peak of a woman’s fertility is in her 20s. Pregnancy for women more than 35 years old is 10% less, even lower for those over 40.
Other Causes Not Age Related
Infertility is not solely blamed on age-related factors. The following are also considered major risks to infertility:
* Having had sex with more than one partner
* Sexually transmitted diseases
* PID history (pelvic inflammatory disease)
* History of epididymitis or orchitis in men
* Males who’ve had mumps
* Varicocele in males
* A history that includes exposure to DES
* Eating disorders in females
* Anovulation and irregular menstruation
* Endometriosis
* Uterine problems or a blockage in the cervix
* Long-term disease like diabetes
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