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Infertility Factors - Age, Sex & Other
By Mike | March 5, 2010
Symptoms of Infertility - Definitions
When a couple is unsuccessful at having a baby after 12 months of unprotected, regular intercourse, they are considered infertile. Infertility is the incapacity to procreate.
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.
On another note, couples who classify under secondary infertility are those who have had a baby before but are now having trouble getting pregnant once more.
The Man Factor
Several emotional and physical factors can cause infertility.
Around 30 to 40% of infertility cases in men are attributed to maleness factors like retrograde ejaculation, low sperm count, scarring from STDs, hormone problems, environmental pollutants, and others.
Frequent marijuana use and intake of prescription drugs like cimetidine, nitorfurantoin, and spironolactone may affected sperm count.
Being Female
Ovarian cysts, tumors, pelvic infection, hormonal imbalances, ovarian dysfunction, enometriosis, fallopian tube abnormalities, scarring from STD are some examples of “female factors.” These are responsible for 40 to 50% of infertility in couples.
Factors contributed by both individuals and unidentifiable factors are responsible for 10 to 30% of all 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
Couples who are healthy, are below 30 years old, and have intercourse frequently have just a 25 to 30 per cent chance a month of conceiving. Women in their 20s are at the peak of their fertility. The success rate for women aged 35 and over is less than 10%, and this even much lower for those older than 40.
Others Factors Not Related To Age
Factors related to age are not the sole reasons for infertility. The risk of infertility is also heightened because of the following factors:
* Multiple sex partners (increases risk for STD)
* STDs
* Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) history
* History of epididymitis or orchitis in men
* Mumps in males
* Vein engorgement in the scrotum
* A health history including DES exposure (males and females)
* Eating disorders among women
* Irregular menstrual cycles and anovulation
* Endometriosis
* Defects of the uterus (myomas) or blockage of the cervix
* Long-term disease like diabetes
Other Useful Information
Read this to find out more on how to increase pregnancy chances .
Go here to learn more about insurance that covers infertility .
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