Male and female infertility: higher risk factors and causes
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In most cases ovulation problems bring on sterility in females. Without ovulation, there are no eggs to be fertilized. Some signs that a female is not ovulating normally are irregular or absent menstrual periods. Less common causes of conception problems in women are plugged oviducts because of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), endometriosis, or operation for an ectopic pregnancy, physical problems with the uterus, uterine fibroids.
Many factors can badly impact upon a woman's ability to have a baby. They include age, stress, poor diet, athletic training, obesity or anorexia, smoking, alcohol abuse and addiction to drugs, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), medical conditions that affect the hormonal balance.
The commonest cause of male infertility is a varicocele - an abnormal enlargement of the vein in the scrotum that drains the testes. This may adversely impact upon sperm production. Some medicines may also lead to infertility. Other causes of male sterility may include low sperm count, undescended testicles, diseases. Smokers are reported to have a 13-17% lower sperm count than non-smokers. Addiction to alcohol can considerably decrease the sperm count. Tight-fitting apparel and elongated periods of sitting can bring on a decrease in sperm count through excessive heating of the testes. Marijuana, cocaine and anabolic steroids all decrease the sperm count and badly influence motility. At times the cause of male infertility cannot be identified. In these cases, there may be an underlying genetic problem.
Both men and women require specialist assistance if pregnancy does not occur naturally.
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The author of this article is a gynaecologist. Visit the author's web page to obtain detailed information about infertility, its causes and treatment methods, especially Clomid.
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