Infertility Factors - Age, Sex & Other
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.
Couples respond in different ways after being told they are infertile. Extreme reactions are most noted in couples that are childless.
Couple who are infertile and who’ve never had a baby are classified under primary infertility.
On another note, secondary infertility refers to the condition where couples who already succeeded in having a baby are finding problems conceiving again.
The Man 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.
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 comprise 40 to 50 % of infertility cases among couples.
Around 10 to 30% of infertility cases are attributed to risk factors from both male and female and other unknown causes.
It has been found that a small number, just 10 to 20%, of couples fail to conceive after trying for a year. It is essential for couples to keep trying to conceive for a year at the very least.
Age Influenced Factors
Healthy couples who have intercourse regularly and are below 30 years old have only a 25 to 30% chance a month of becoming pregnant. A woman’s fertility peak is during 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. The following are also considered major risks to infertility:
* Multiple sexual partners (higher possibility of getting STDs)
* Sexually transmitted infections
* Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) history
* Orchitis or epididymitis history in males
* Mumps in males
* Varicocele in males
* Health history citing DES exposure (both sexes)
* Eating disorders among women
* Irregular menstruation and anovulation
* Endometriosis
* Uterine problems or a blockage in the cervix
* Long-term disease like diabetes
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