Infertility: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Infertility is the inability of a couple to conceive after having regular unprotected intercourse for 12 months. From the point of view of the age of women, it is recommended that a woman less than 35 years, should seek help after a year and if she is over 35 years, she should seek help after six months.  A common misconception is that infertility is only a woman’s problem. However, this is not true. In fact, for almost 50% of infertile couples, the cause is related to the male partner, either alone or in addition to a female factor. Causes of infertilityThere are four main causes of infertility:  Diagnosis of InfertilityInfertility diagnosis typically begins with a comprehensive history and physical examination, which is followed by diagnostic testing. It is very important to do certain investigations to know what the problem is. There are four main tests that are identified as the minimum standard to investigate infertility.  From these tests, we will be able to identify about 80% of the causes of infertility. However, we diagnose unexplained infertility when we cannot see anything from these four tests. This happens in about 10 to 20% of the population of people experiencing infertility. Treatment of infertilityWe can look at the treatment of infertility  Conclusion: Always remember, together we can conquer infertility

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