Infertility
Infertility
is a condition of the reproductive system that
impairs the conception of children, and it effects.The
diagnosis of infertility is usually given to couples
who have been attempting to conceive for 1 year
without success.
Generally,If a couple is infertile, this means
that they have been unable to conceive a child
after 12 months of regular sexual intercourse
without birth control.
- Primary infertility means
they have never had a child.
- Secondary infertility means
that the infertile person has had one or more
children in the past, but a medical problem
is impairing fertility.
Many people may be infertile during their reproductive
years. They may be unaware of this because they
are not seeking to create a pregnancy. On any
one occasion, the chance of pregnancy is just
one percent.
Many people may be infertile
during their reproductive years. They may be unaware
of this because they are not seeking to create
a pregnancy. On any one occasion, the chance of
pregnancy is just one percent.
Conception and pregnancy are complicated processes
that depend upon many factors: 1) the production
of healthy sperm by the man, 2) healthy eggs produced
by the woman; 3) unblocked fallopian tubes that
allow the sperm to reach the egg; 4) the sperm's
ability to fertilize the egg when they meet; 5)
the ability of the fertilized egg (embryo) to
become implanted in the woman's uterus; and 6)
sufficient embryo quality.
Finally, for the pregnancy to
continue to full term, the embryo must be healthy
and the woman's hormonal environment adequate
for its development. When just one of these factors
is impaired, infertility can result.
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