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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.

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 the other hand, secondary infertility describes the condition wherein couples who have successfully become pregnant once are having difficulties in getting pregnant again.

The Male Factor

Several emotional and physical factors can cause infertility.

Around 30 to 40% of infertility cases in men are attributed to maleness factors like retrograde ejaculation, low sperm count, scarring from STDs, hormone problems, environmental pollutants, and others.

Frequent marijuana use and intake of prescription drugs like cimetidine, nitorfurantoin, and spironolactone may affected sperm count.

Being Female

Pelvic infection, scarring from STDs, endometriosis, ovulation dysfunction, fallopian tube abnormality, tumors, hormonal imbalances, and even poor nutrition are 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 crucial for couples to contine trying to have a baby at least for 12 months.

Age Sensitive Causes

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. Women above 35 years of age have a less than 10% chance of getting pregnant, and this declines as they get older.

More Non Age Related Causes

Age-related factors are not the only causes of infertility. The following are also considered major risks to infertility:

* Having more than one sexual partner (high STD risk)
* STIs
* History of pelvic inflammatory disease
* Orchitis or epididymitis history in males
* Men who’ve suffered mumps before
* Male varicocle
* Health background citing exposure to DES (both male and female)
* Eating disorders in females
* 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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