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.
