Infertility is a serious problem faced by women as well as men. It prevents women from getting pregnant. Infertility is a common problem and according to statistics about ten percent of women in the United States in the age group of 15 to 44 years have the problem in getting pregnant or remaining pregnant.
What is Infertility?
About infertility, a woman is unable to get pregnant. Many a times, pregnant women are unable to remain pregnant due to infertility. Pregnancy is a long process and has to undergo several stages. Following are some if the main stages to get pregnant:
• The ovaries in the women’s body must release an egg
• The egg then must travel to the uterus through the fallopian tube without any obstruction
• Along the way, the man’s sperms must fertilize the egg
• Then the fertilized egg must get implanted inside the uterus
The infertility can occur if there is a problem in any of the above steps thus preventing a woman from getting pregnant, pregnancy care, etc.
What is Infertility?
About infertility, a woman is unable to get pregnant. Many a times, pregnant women are unable to remain pregnant due to infertility. Pregnancy is a long process and has to undergo several stages. Following are some if the main stages to get pregnant:
• The ovaries in the women’s body must release an egg
• The egg then must travel to the uterus through the fallopian tube without any obstruction
• Along the way, the man’s sperms must fertilize the egg
• Then the fertilized egg must get implanted inside the uterus
The infertility can occur if there is a problem in any of the above steps thus preventing a woman from getting pregnant, pregnancy care, etc.
Symptoms of Infertility:
Following are some of the symptoms of infertility:
• Inability of getting pregnant after twelve months of unprotected intercourse
• Getting pregnant at least once but never again
• Mood change
• Change in emotional response
One of the other symptoms of infertility is non-missing of periods even after having unprotected sex.
Causes of Infertility:
Following are some of the causes of infertility:
• Age is a major factor of infertility. Infertility is common if either of the partner is more than 35 years of age.
• Excess smoking of tobacco can cause infertility
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Pituitary tumors
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Endometriosis
Heavy drinking of alcohol, intake of drugs, side-effects of medicines and hormone problems are other causes of infertility.
Treatments on Infertility:
Infertility can be treated by the following treatments:
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Artificial insemination
• Assisted reproductive technology
Many a times, all the above treatments are combined to treat infertility.
Avoiding alcohol, tobacco smoking, limit on medications and healthy diet with moderate exercise help in avoiding infertility problems.
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