Infertility Symptoms – Definitions
When a couple is unable to become pregnant after 12 months of unprotected intercourse, they are considered infertile. Infertility is the incapacity to procreate.
One or both partners have varying emotional reactions when they are diagnosed as infertile. Extreme reactions are most noted in couples that are childless.
Infertile couples who’ve never had children are classified under 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.
The Man Factor
Various factors, both emotional and physical, can lead to infertility.
“Male factors” like hormone deficiency, low sperm count, impotence, retrograde ejaculation, environmental pollutants and scarring from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) cause roughly 30 to 40% of infertility cases.
Intake of prescription drugs like nitrofurantoin, cimetidine and spironolactone and even frequent marijuana use can negatively affect sperm count.
The Female Factor
Ovarian cysts, tumors, pelvic infection, hormonal imbalances, ovarian dysfunction, enometriosis, fallopian tube abnormalities, scarring from STD are some examples of “female factors.” These make up between 40 and 50 % of infertility problems among couples.
Risk factors contributed by both the male and the female, in addition to other unknown causes, comprise 10 to 30% of infertility cases.
It is projected that just 10 to 20% fail to get pregnant after trying for one year. It is very crucial for couples to contine trying to have a baby at least for 12 months.
Age Influenced Factors
Healthy couples who have intercourse regularly and are below 30 years old have only a 25 to 30% chance a month of becoming pregnant. A woman’s fertility peak is during her 20s. The success rate for women aged 35 and over is less than 10%, and this even much lower for those older than 40.
Other Causes Not Age Related
Infertility is not solely blamed on age-related factors. Infertility may also be worsened by the following:
* Multiple sexual partners (higher possibility of getting STDs)
* STIs
* Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) history
* Males with history of orchitis or epididymitis
* Males who’ve had mumps
* Vein engorgement in the scrotum
* Health background citing exposure to DES (both male and female)
* Eating disorders in females
* Irregular menstruation and anovulation
* Endometriosis
* A blockage in the cervix or uterine defects
* Long-term disease like diabetes
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This post was written by admin on June 4, 2010
