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Infertility Symptoms – Definitions
A couple is infertile when they are unable to have a baby after 12 months of regular and unprotected intercourse. Infertility is defined as the inability to reproduce.
One or both partners have varying emotional reactions when they are diagnosed as infertile. The news can be particularly hard on couples that are without children.
Infertility in couples who’ve never born children is 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.
The Male 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.
Frequent marijuana use and intake of prescription drugs like cimetidine, nitorfurantoin, and spironolactone may affected 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 are responsible for 40 to 50% of infertility in couples.
Around 10 to 30% of infertility cases are attributed to risk factors from both male and female and other unknown causes.
It is projected that only 10 to 20% of couples won’t be able to get pregnant after 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 are under 30 years old and have sex regularly have a 25 to 30% chance monthly of getting pregnant. Women in their 20s are at the peak of their fertility. Women above 35 years of age have a less than 10% chance of getting pregnant, and this declines as they get older.
Other Causes Not Age Related
It is not just age or its related factors that causes infertility. Infertility may also be worsened by the following:
* Having more than one sexual partner (high STD risk)
* Sexually transmitted diseases
* PID history (pelvic inflammatory disease)
* Men with epididymitis or orchitis history
* Mumps in males
* Male varicocle
* Health history citing DES exposure (both sexes)
* Eating disorders in females
* Anovulatory and irregular menstrual cycles
* Endometriosis
* Defects of the uterus (myomas) or blockage of the cervix
* Long-term disease like diabetes
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