Article DetailsRisks of getting infertile |
| Date Added: September 13, 2010 03:44:07 PM |
| Author: Cecilia |
| Category: Health: Medicine |
| Infertility (also called sterility) is the inability to conceive a child after, at least, a year of trying. Sterility is not always a woman's problem, in 30% of cases infertility is because of the female. In another one third of cases, infertility is due to male factors. The remaining cases are brought on by a mixture of male and female factors or by unknown factors. In most cases problems with ovulation result in infertility in females. Irregular or absent menstrual periods can signal that a female is not ovulating normally. Other causes of reproduction problems in women include blocked salpinges because of pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis, or operation for an ectopic pregnancy, physical problems with the womb, uterine fibroids. Many factors can adversely impact on the female inability to have a baby. They are age, nerve-wracking situations, poor diet, athletic training, corpulence or being underweight, heavy smoking, alcohol abuse and addiction to drugs, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), health problems that bring on hormonal imbalances. More and more females are waiting until their 30s and 40s to have children. Actually, approximately 20% of Americans are estimated to have their first child after the age of 35. Therefore, age is a very common cause of fertility problems. Around one third of couples where the woman is over 35 have reproduction problems. The most common cause of male infertility is a varicocele - an abnormal enlargement of the vein in the scrotum that drains the testes. This may adversely affect sperm production. A blockage in a man's reproductive system may lead to male infertility. Some drugs can also lead to infertility. Other causes of male infertility may include low sperm count, undescended testicles, diseases. Men who smoke have a 13-17% lower sperm count that those non-smokers. Alcohol abuse can considerably decrease the sperm count. Tight fitting apparel and elongated periods of sitting can bring on a drop in sperm count through undue heating of the testes. Marijuana, cocaine and anabolic steroids all reduce the sperm count and adversely affect motility. At times the cause of male infertility cannot be identified. In these cases, there may be an underlying genetic problem.Both men and women require some form of assisted conception if pregnancy does not happen naturally. |
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