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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 the incapacity to procreate.

One or both partners have varying emotional reactions when they are diagnosed as infertile. Severe reactions occur more frequently among childless couples.

Infertility, in couples that have never had a child, is referred to as 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 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.

Sperm count is greatly affected by certain factors like frequent marijuana use or intake of prescription medicine such as nitrofurantoin, cimetidine and spironolactone.

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.

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 important for couples to try having a baby for at least 12 months.

Age Sensitive Causes

Healthy couples who have intercourse regularly and are below 30 years old have only a 25 to 30% chance a month of becoming pregnant. 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 worsened by the following:

* Having more than one sexual partner (high STD risk)
* STDs
* History of pelvic inflammatory disease
* Orchitis or epididymitis history in males
* Mumps among men
* Varicocele in males
* Health background citing exposure to DES (both male and female)
* Eating problems among females
* Irregular menstrual cycles and anovulation
* Endometriosis
* Problems with the uterus or the cervix
* Long-term disease like diabetes

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