Many can be the causes of why a couple of childbearing age does not achieve pregnancy. To solve this situation, doctors advise simultaneous evaluation of both men and women, since the problems may be due to the male factor, the female factor or contributing factors by both partners, in addition to the relative factors at the age of.
It is estimated that between 10 and 20% of couples cannot conceive after a year of trying a pregnancy. It is important that attempts to get pregnant are made over a long period of time (at least one year), as the chances of a pregnancy occurring in healthy couples in which the two are under 30 and who have relationships with Regularity is only 25 to 30% monthly.
We will review here the most frequent causes of infertility. We take this brief allusion to the subject to recommend that you seek medical advice, it is important that both you and your partner, together with the specialist, discuss the emotional impact that this condition can have on them. Most common causes of male infertility:
- Under sperm count: normally men produce at least 20 million sperm per milliliter of semen, a smaller count is considered subfertile.
- Low mobility of sperm; These cannot move through the cervix to meet the egg in the fallopian tube.
- Inadequate form of sperm, which prevents them from penetrating the outer layer of the ovule.
- Insufficient sperm production or total absence thereof.
- Varicocele
- Problems related to intercourse (insufficiency of ejaculation or impotence).
- Immunological problems
- Hormonal deficiency
- Healing due to sexually transmitted diseases.
Most common causes of female infertility:
- Hormonal disorders that prevent the growth of follicles within the ovary or the release of the ovum (ovulation).
- Damage or obstruction of the fallopian tubes, which prevents the encounter between the ovule and the sperm.
- Endometriosis, which causes the matrix tissue to invade and damage the surrounding reproductive tissue.
- Excessively thick cervical mucus, which makes sperm displacement difficult.
- Immunological problems
- Hormonal imbalance
