Infertility
Infertility
What Is Infertility?
There are many different definitions of infertility, depending on different circumstances. The clinical and most common definition of infertiliy is described as a sexually active couple whom with no contraception are unable to achieve pregnancy within one year of trying. Infertility can also be described as both primary and secondary. When a women is classified as primarily infertile it means that she is unable to ever bear a child due to either not being able to get pregnant or not being able to carry a pregnancy to live birth. Secondary infertility includes not being able to conceive or carry a baby even if either male or female in the couple have previously been sucessful in reproduction.
Causes
Infertility has many causes that can be both natural and a range of other external causes. Some examples of unnatural causes include bad lifestyle decisions such as smoking, use of illicit drugs an alcoholism. Other unnatural causes can be factors such as serious injury or trauma.
Some Natural Causes in Females
Hormonal Problems are one of the most common cause of female infertility and involve either the lack of or over-production of certain hormones which can lead to the failure to produce mature eggs, malfunction of the hypothalamus or the pituitary gland.
Endometriotis is a condition that is characterized by excessive growth of the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium. Growth occurs not only in the uterus but also elsewhere in the abdomen, such as in the fallopian tubes, ovaries and the pelvic peritoneum.
Female tube blockages Blocked or damaged fallopian tubes prevent eggs from getting to the uterus and sperm from getting to the egg. Causes include severe endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, and previous sterilisation surgery.
Some Natural Causes in Males
Male tube blockages Obstructions in the epidymis or vans deferens that can be caused by infection
What Is Infertility?
There are many different definitions of infertility, depending on different circumstances. The clinical and most common definition of infertiliy is described as a sexually active couple whom with no contraception are unable to achieve pregnancy within one year of trying. Infertility can also be described as both primary and secondary. When a women is classified as primarily infertile it means that she is unable to ever bear a child due to either not being able to get pregnant or not being able to carry a pregnancy to live birth. Secondary infertility includes not being able to conceive or carry a baby even if either male or female in the couple have previously been sucessful in reproduction.
Causes
Infertility has many causes that can be both natural and a range of other external causes. Some examples of unnatural causes include bad lifestyle decisions such as smoking, use of illicit drugs an alcoholism. Other unnatural causes can be factors such as serious injury or trauma.
Some Natural Causes in Females
Hormonal Problems are one of the most common cause of female infertility and involve either the lack of or over-production of certain hormones which can lead to the failure to produce mature eggs, malfunction of the hypothalamus or the pituitary gland.
Endometriotis is a condition that is characterized by excessive growth of the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium. Growth occurs not only in the uterus but also elsewhere in the abdomen, such as in the fallopian tubes, ovaries and the pelvic peritoneum.
Female tube blockages Blocked or damaged fallopian tubes prevent eggs from getting to the uterus and sperm from getting to the egg. Causes include severe endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, and previous sterilisation surgery.
Some Natural Causes in Males
Male tube blockages Obstructions in the epidymis or vans deferens that can be caused by infection