Symptoms Of Infertility – Age, Sex And Lifestyle Factors
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.
Couples respond in different ways after being told they are infertile. Severe reactions occur more frequently among childless couples.
Infertile couples who’ve never had children are classified under primary infertility.
In another light, secondary infertility refers to couples who had successfully gotten pregnant before but are now having problems conceiving.
The Man Factor
Various physical and emotional factors trigger 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.
Being Female
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 responsible for 40 to 50% of infertility in couples.
Risk factors contributed by both the male and the female, in addition to other unknown causes, comprise 10 to 30% of infertility cases.
It has been found that a small number, just 10 to 20%, of couples fail to conceive after trying for a year. It is very important for couples to try having a baby for at least 12 months.
Factors Related To Age
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 likelihood of pregnancy for women above 35 years old is less than 10% each month, even less for those beyond 40 years old.
More Non Age Related Causes
It is not just age or its related factors that causes infertility. Infertility may also be increased due to the following:
* Having more than one sexual partner (high STD risk)
* Sexually transmitted infections
* History of pelvic inflammatory disease
* Men with epididymitis or orchitis history
* Men who’ve suffered mumps before
* Vein engorgement in the scrotum
* Health history citing DES exposure (both sexes)
* Eating disorders in females
* Irregular menstrual cycles and anovulation
* Endometriosis
* Uterine problems or a blockage in the cervix
* Long-term disease like diabetes
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