All about a better healthy life....

All about a better healthy life....

Thursday, January 5, 2012

COMMON CAUSES OF INFERTILITY

In about 10% of all causes, there is no identifiable cause for infertility, and in a small number, the problem is related to infrequent and poorly timed intercourse. Otherwise, the most common causes of infertility include the following:

Both Sexes:
  • Hormonal disorders (ovarian or testicular abnormalities, pituitary failure, adrenal or thyroid disease)
  • Gonorrhea, chlamydia, and other sexually transmitted diseases.
  • Obesity and excessive thinness
  • Alcoholism and other drug abuse, and excessive smoking
  • Genetic disorder
  • Immunological factors
Female:
  • Failure to ovulate (including menopause)
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease and tubal scarring
  • Endometriosis
  • Uterine febroids
  • Uterine and cervical malformations
  • Hostile cervical mucus
  • Prenatal exposure to DES (a synthetic estrogen prescribed to prevent miscarriage until the late 1960s)
  • Turner's syndrome, a genetic disorder in which a women has three rather than two X-Chromosomes
Male:
  • Low sperm count or other sperm abnormalities
  • Hydrocele or variocele
  • Undescented or Underdeveloped testicles
  • Impotence or ejaculatory disorders
  • Prostatitis
  • Testicular injury or inflammation
  • Klinefelter's syndrome, a genetic disorder in which a man has more than one X-Chromosomes


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