What emotional role would infertility play in your life,
and what could you do to prevent it?
Infertility is the inability to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months of unprotected intercourse. Primary infertility is the term used to describe a couple that has never been able to conceive a pregnancy. Infertility affects both men and women. About 30 - 40% of all infertility is due to a "male" factor such as:Decreased sperm count,environmental pollutants, hormone deficiency,
Scarring from sexually transmitted diseases that were either left un-treated or reoccured, and a low sperm count. Some factors that affect sperm count are:Heavy marijuana use and use of
prescription drugs such as cimetidine, spironolactone, and nitrofurantoin.
Scarring from sexually transmitted diseases that were either left un-treated or reoccured, and a low sperm count. Some factors that affect sperm count are:Heavy marijuana use and use of
prescription drugs such as cimetidine, spironolactone, and nitrofurantoin.
About 40-50% of women are affected by infertility. Most common causes are abnormal egg transport from the cervix through the fallopian tubes, hormone imbalance, ovarian cysts,pelvic infection also known as: PID or Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Other common factors include,
poor nutrition, problem with ovulation and scarring of the female organs or endometriosis. There are also age related factors that prevent couples from acheieving pregnacy due to a woman's egg supply being reduced as she gets older and it is said that a woman's peak fertility age is early-mid 20's.
poor nutrition, problem with ovulation and scarring of the female organs or endometriosis. There are also age related factors that prevent couples from acheieving pregnacy due to a woman's egg supply being reduced as she gets older and it is said that a woman's peak fertility age is early-mid 20's.
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If I were to find out down the road that I was infertile, I would be devestated. To learn that I couldnt enjoy the miracle of birth, and brining a child into the world would crush my spirits. I am not saying that I want to go out and have a baby in nine months. However, in a few years that may be a goal of mine.In my opinion, I would want to have a child to complete/ start my family. If i was unable to do so, i would feel like something is missing.
~!~Cassandra Griffith~!~
I do not believe I will be too constructive for this topic. I can not even imagine myself in the position to want a child, let alone being in a situation that won't let me have one.
However, with the mentality that having a child is what is expected of a couple and not being able to, I can imagine the disappointment of not being able to do something everyone expects of you.
-Matt
Having children is not in everyone's plans, but for someone who does intend to have kids, being unable to would be devastating. How frustrating infertility must be for a couple! I imagine both the male and female feel guilty and blame themselves for being unable to reproduce. It probably puts a strain on their relationship. For me, I think finding out that I could not have children of my own would crush me, because the expectation of doing so has been a central part of my future plans. Infertility doesn't seem like a completely preventable thing, but avoiding STDs should be a fairly easy thing to accomplish--either abstinence or protected sex is key. Also, drug use shouldn't be a problem either. All any couple can really do to prevent infertility is to do everything they can to take of their own bodies.
If you have an STD, then infertility rates can definitely increase. What if it's uncurable? Would you want to pass that disease to your partner and your future child? However, just because you are infertile doesn't mean you cannot raise a child; remember adoption is available.
I don't know how to answer your question. I'm older and have already raised my family. I know a couple of people that have problems with this, and I know that emotionaly it's a rough time for them. Some of them look at other women that pop kids out one after another that don't realy want them and get upset. They want a child and can't have one, yet this woman looks at a man and ends up pregnant. I don't know of ways to prevent infertility. I guess the main thing would be to stay healthy, and stay away from bad stuff.
I experienced about 18 months of infertility until I went to a specialist and found a pituitary problem. I was obsessed until then!That is my experience with friends that have gone through much more severe infertility. It can take over your life- your thought life, your sex life, your finances. Insurance dosen't cover some of the treatments and it can cause a huge strain on a marriage when a couple desperately wants a baby. I have know people that were very willing to adopt, and that can be equally as stressful. People wait years for babies though adoption too, and even going outside of the U.S. can involve years of red tape, and thousands of dollars. This whole problem is a big heart ache. There is an increase, due in part to women delaying having children until later, though that dosen't explain lots of cases.
Not being able to have a child and really wanting one would be a very devestating thing. I can't imagine what some of these couples feeling are and how that puts a strain on their relationship.
Katherine Schluter
The emotional role of infertility is very frustrating; especially if you've been trying for nine years. i would feel like the family is not complete or that maybe there is not enough love in the marriage to produce a child. The bible clearly states 'Be fruitful and multiply' If i couldn't live up to what the good book says, then i would feel less than a human.
Well I have a pretty strong view on infertility because it is a big question mark in my life. Last year when I was sixteen, I had to have laproscopic surgery to remove an ovarian cyst that was actually larger than my ovary itself. I also had many other cysts on both ovaries. When they went in to remove them, they noticed that I had a pretty bad case of endometriosis as well. I'm not really sure what caused it, but a possibility is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCO), which doesn't have any specific tests for it. If I do in fact have it, I am most likely infertile. It's pretty scary because even though I'm not yet sure if I want children, I DO know that I want the option. It doesn't matter much now because I'm 17 and don't need kids at this age. It'll probably worry me if I grow up and get married, but there are many medicines to help increase fertility, so I don't worry about it too much. I am really lucky to have all this time to think about it and accept it if I am in fact infertile. It is a sad thing, and adoption isn't as easy as it could be, but I don't have the time or energy to get worked up over it. I just feel bad for women who desperately want to conceive but can't.
I don't know what emotional role it would have played. It might of made me think about adopting or put me in a bad emotional state. I am a father of four with one on the way and I enjoy children. as far as prevention, as a single male I get regular check ups for STDs, colon, and testicular cancer.
George
I don't really have opinion on this right now. I don't want kids and i'm not ready. I do think when i am ready and if i am infertile i would be so devestated and so hurt with life. I do think that adoption is not a bad thing. There are too many kids without parents and they need a good home with a family who needs them.
If I were not able to conceive a child i would be heart broken. I fell that is my purpose. I have a huge family and as of right now, i feel i will want kids in the future. If i couldn't, i would consider invetro or adoption. Even if you don't want kids, it is still healthy to get tested for STD's. If you don't want children then use protection or just don't have sex at all.
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