Infertility Factors - Age, Sex & Other
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
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 reproduce.
Members of the couple react differently after being diagnosed to be infertile. Extreme reactions often come from couples who are childless.
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 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.
Intake of prescription drugs like nitrofurantoin, cimetidine and spironolactone and even frequent marijuana use can negatively affect sperm count.
The Woman Factor
Scarring from STDs, hormonal imbalances, ovulation dysfunction, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, poor nutrition, pelvic infection, tumors, and fallopian tube abnormality are examples of “female factors.” These are the primary causes of 40 to 50 per cent of infertility cases.
Factors from both male and female, including other unknown causes, make up 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 essential for couples to keep trying to conceive for a year at the very least.
Age Sensitive Causes
Healthy couples who are under 30 years old and have sex regularly have a 25 to 30% chance monthly of getting pregnant. A woman is most fertile when she’s in 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.
More Non Age Related Causes
Infertility is not solely blamed on age-related factors. Infertility may also be increased due to the following:
* Having had sex with more than one partner
* STDs
* History of pelvic inflammatory disease
* Orchitis or epididymitis history in males
* Mumps in males
* Abnormal vein enlargement in scrotum
* A health history including DES exposure (males and females)
* Eating problems among females
* Irregular menstrual cycles and anovulation
* Endometriosis
* Defects of the uterus (myomas) or blockage of the cervix
* Long-term disease like diabetes
Other Useful Information
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