Causes of Infertility in Women and Men


Little girls dream of being daddy's princesses, meeting the boy of their dreams and playing house with them.
Women are not so different, just a little more... adult. They probably still love being daddy's girl, still have their hopes pinned on meeting the man of their fantasies and yes, certainly a step further than playing house - setting up their own home and family.

It is shattering to a man or a woman's self image to ever have to face that they are somehow a block in that dream to create a legacy. It can be destructive for a couple's relationship to go through wondering which one is 'to blame' although of course, no one really is. It seems the stats are broken up fairly in both halves courts in most cases - 35 - 40% chances the male is infertile and ditto for the woman.

The more general kinds of infertility causes in women are listed below:

• Ovulatory disorders
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases (PID)
• Hormonal imbalances
• Complications caused by surgeries, drugs or medication
• Stress
• Endometriosis
• Uterine Abnormalities
• Fibroids
• Menopause (premature)
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
In men, the general kinds of infertility causes are:
• Low sperm count
• Poor sperm quality
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
• Male autoimmunity
• Complications caused medication, drugs or surgery
• Under developed testes or undescended testes
• Stress
• Chronic prostate infections
• Tube blockages

In easily 20 -35% of the cases of infertility, there is unexplained infertility and/or combined infertility.
Unexplained infertility is when post all the medical tests and examinations, there is no concrete or specific diagnosis as to why a patient is infertile. Thus it is difficult to recommend or start any course of treatment. Patients or couples thus diagnosed usually try any and every method of propagating conception. They succeed about 15 - 30% of the time if it is within a five year span of when they were diagnosed. After that period, with age increasing, chances do decrease.

Combination infertility is when both partners have fertility issues or when one partner has more than one problem causing his or her infertility.

Apart from all these Infertility Causes, we are also providing you with the criteria for being considered infertile.

Doctors that specialize in infertile couples' condition and treatment consider the following as criteria to classify:

• If the woman is under the age of 34, then if the couple has been trying unsuccessfully while off contraceptives, for over 12 months
• If the woman is over 35 years old, then if the couple been having contraceptive -less sex for over 6 months
• The female is incapable of sustaining a full term pregnancy
For every couple trying to conceive it is mainly important to remember that sometimes, there is just is unexplained infertility. There are other options out there that you can explore. It is also extremely important to remember that age has an effect on sperm or egg quality, the hormones that generate and sustain fecundity. Environmental factors also play an extremely important role in affecting fertility - such as toxins and pollutants in chemical and organic solvents, dyes, pesticides, physical agents. Similarly, radiation, chemotherapy, even certain drugs taken during treatment for cancer can have effects on the reproductive capability of an individual.

There are always fertility treatments and clinics a couple can visit to make sure everything's on track, to try IVF etc. But alternative therapy is found to be effective 97% of the times especially when paired with infertility treatment.

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