If
you do not know about the facts on
infertility as yet,
then better learn this as early as possible because the
fact is, infertility is on the rise, globally.
Infertility may be defined as not being able to get
pregnant after more than a year of trying to do so.
Also, women who get pregnant but suffer from repeated miscarriages are
thought to be infertile, too. However, infertility may
be linked to any of the following factors:
1)A
woman (within the child bearing age) should ovulate
regularly, i.e. she should release an egg from one of
her ovaries on a regular basis. Any variation from
this natural process may lead to
infertility.
2)The
egg should pass through one of her fallopian tubes
towards the uterus in a natural process, not creating
a fallopian pregnancy.
3)The
male’s sperm should unite with the woman’s egg along
the way and get fertilized.
4)The fertilized egg should attach to
the inside of the uterus (implantation).
Problems
arise when any of these issues go haywire. According to
the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease
Control & Prevention in the United States, around 7.3 million
women aged 15-44 had difficulty getting pregnant.
However, it may be wrong to put the blame on the female
alone. In fact, in only about 1/3rd of all cases, infertility
is reportedly caused by the woman (female
factor) while another 1/3 rd of cases, infertility is
due to the male (male factor). The remaining cases are
often due to a combination of both male and female
factors as also on account of Unknown
Factors.
Causes
of infertility in men
Infertility in men is
often associated with poor sperm generation (sometimes
nil) as well as the inability of the sperm to reach the
egg and fertilize it (poor sperm motility). Abnormal
shape or size can sometime prevent the sperm to move in
the right direction. Often a person has congenital
problems in creating sperms or problems may arise later
in life through illness or injury. Cases of infertility
in men due to cystic fibrosis are not very uncommon. On
the other hand, his risk of infertility may become more
pronounced if the following issues are involved:
1)
2)excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks;
3)drugs;
4)cigarettes;
5)radiation treatment including chemotherapy;
6)certain medications and
7)age
Causes
of female
infertility
Causes of female infertility
With women, infertility is mostly linked
with ovulation problems. Eggs cannot be fertilized when
there is no egg at all. Irregular or total absence of
periods in a young woman includes some of the symptoms
that she is not ovulating properly. In addition, blocked
fallopian tubes due to endometriosis ,
pelvic inflammatory disease or surgery for an ectopic
pregnancy also causes infertility in women. Uterine
fibroids and physical problems with the uterus can be
responsible for her infertility too. In her case, the
risk of infertility gets more distinct with some of the
following:
1) rigid athletic training;
2) excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks;
3)
drugs;
4)
5) poor diet;
6) health problems linked with hormonal changes;
7) sexually transmitted diseases (STDs);
8) age.
However, infertility does not necessarily mean that a couple can never have babies. Infertility can be a temporary issue or may have been triggered by emotional incongruity and can be treated by a medical doctor. But conventional fertility treatments usually fail to fix the root causes of infertility, providing superficial short term treatment that has more side effects than real relief. Holistic way of treatment on the other hand, can bring the desired result in a more practical and healthy way. It involves intake of various herbs and vitamin supplements, along with acupuncture and a change in lifestyle that is suggested once the holistic approach figures out what the real problem is. The fact on infertility is that, the results of this holistic approach always give better results.
