INFERTILITY IN MEN AND WOMEN

WHAT IS INFERTILITY?

When couples aren't able to produce any offspring. They cant make any babies.

They say that over half of people getting infertility is mostly women, while the rest of the under half is either having problems with sperm disorders or unidentified factors. 20% of infertility cases are due to men, 40% to 50% of cases of infertility is due to women and 30% to 40% are infertility cases due to the problems in women and in men.

THE RISK FACTORS

Age - when women turns 32 years old her fertility starts to drop and when a men turns before 42 years old his male fertility will drop too.

Smoking - women has a greater risk because u can lose you baby. Bothe men and women has a great risk infertility.

Alcohol consumption - it can lower a men fertility and it can seriously affect the women fertility.

Being obese and overweight - they may have fertility problems.

Over exercising - it can have problems in there ovulation.

Mental stress - it can affect female ovulation and sperm production.

CAUSES OF INFERTILITY IN WOMEN

Ovulation disorder - a disorder that is very common to women, if you don't have your have your menstrual or your menstrual has completely stopped.

Premature ovarian failure - when a women is in her 40's her ovaries will stop working.

PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) - women ovaries function abnormally.

Hyperprolactinemia - when prolactin is high it can affect women ovulation and fertility.

Poor egg quality - when eggs are damaged or they are develop genetic abnormalities wont make any babies.

PROBLEMS IN THE UTERUS OR FALLOPIAN TUBES

Surgery - if you had a pelvic surgery it can sometimes cause scarring and damage to the fallopian tube.

Submucosal fibroids - they can block the fallopian tube, preventing sperm to fertilize the egg.

Endometriosis - it is found normally in the lining of the uterus but it starts growing somewhere else in the body.

Previous sterilization treatment - if the women had her fallopian blocked but the chance of being a fertile is not high.

MEDICATIONS

NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) - if a women takes aspirin or ibuprofen a very long time they may have a hard time to conceive. 

Chemotherapy - some medicines they use before chemotherapy can result ovarian failure. 

Illegal drugs - when women take marijuana and cocaine may have fertility problems.

CAUSES INFERTILITY IN MEN

Low sperm count - when men ejaculates it releases sperm that it usually does.

No sperm - when men ejaculates no sperm are release.

Low sperm mobility - it can't swim properly.

Abnormal sperm - it has an unusual shape that it is hard for it to move. 

MAY CAUSE SEMEN TO BE ABNORMAL

Overheating the testicles - going to hot tubs, working in a hot environment, and going to sauna a lot of times than you should.

Ejaculation disorders - it is hard for men to ejaculate.

Genetic abnormality - if it has to X chromosomes then the development of the testicles will be abnormal.

Cystic fibrosis - a chronic diseases that affect liver, lungs, pancreas, and intestines.

Diseases - diseases that can linked to lower fertility like anemia, cushing's syndrome, diabetes and thyroid diseases.

MEDICATIONS

Sulfasalazine - it is a anti-inflammatory drug that lowers men sperms.

Anabolic steroid - can seriously reduce sperm count.

TEST FOR MALES

General physical exam - when doctor will ask men about his medical history.

Semen analysis - they will research for sperm concentration, motility, color, and quality.

Ultrasound test - the doctor will determine if your retrograde ejaculation, ejaculatory duct obstruction and other abnormality.

Chlamydia test - will be prescribed antibiotics to treat it.

TEST FOR FEMALES

Hysterosalpingography - a fluid is injected in to a female's uterus and an X-Ray will shown.

Laparoscopy - a tube with a camera will into your abdomen and pelvis to look at the fallopian tube, uterus and ovaries.

Ovarian reserve testing - to test how effective the eggs after ovulation.

Genetic testing - to find out genetic abnormality.