Symptoms from Infertility – Definitions
When a couple is unable to become pregnant after 12 months of unprotected intercourse, they are considered infertile. Infertility is the incapacity to reproduce.
Couples have different reactions to the news of being infertile. Extreme reactions are most noted in couples that are childless.
Infertile couples who’ve never had children are classified under primary infertility.
On another note, couples who classify under secondary infertility are those who have had a baby before but are now having trouble getting pregnant once more.
Masculinity – The Male Element
Various physical and emotional factors trigger 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.
Femaleness
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.
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 Influenced Factors
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.
Others Factors Not Related To Age
Age-related factors are not the only causes of infertility. Infertility may also be increased due to the following:
* Having more than one sexual partner (high STD risk)
* STIs
* PID history (pelvic inflammatory disease)
* History of epididymitis or orchitis in men
* Men who’ve suffered mumps before
* Male varicocle
* A health history including DES exposure (males and females)
* Eating disorders among women
* Irregular menstrual cycles and anovulation
* Endometriosis
* Defects of the uterus (myomas) or blockage of the cervix
* Long-term disease like diabetes
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