Risk factors that cause infertility in men and women

Definition of infertility

A diagnosis of infertility means that you have not been able to get pregnant after a year of trying. If you are a woman over 35 years old, it means that you have not been able to get pregnant after 6 months of trying.

Women who are able to conceive but fail to maintain the pregnancy for long can also be diagnosed with infertility.

A woman who has never been able to get pregnant will be diagnosed with primary infertility. A woman who has had at least one successful pregnancy in the past will be diagnosed with secondary infertility. Infertility is not just a problem for women.

Studies show that one third of infertility cases are related to female infertility, while men's problems make up another third. The rest of the cases may be caused by a combination of male and female infertility, or they may not have any known cause.

The most common causes of infertility in men

- ineffective production of sperm
- number of sperm
- shape of sperm
- movement of sperm

Risk factors

- Old age
- Cigarette smoking
- Alcohol use
- Overweight or obesity
- Exposure to toxins, such as pesticides, herbicides and heavy metals

The most common causes of infertility in women

- ovulation
- problems with fertilization, which occurs when the sperm meets the egg
- the fertilized egg does not develop in the fetus

Risk factors

- growing up
- smoking cigarettes
- alcohol use
- overweight, obesity or underweight
- sexually transmitted infections that damage the reproductive system.

Burrat duhet të planifikojnë të shohin një mjek nëse kanë probleme me mosfunksionimin erektil, probleme me ejakulimin, dëshirë e ulët seksuale, dhimbje ose ënjtje në zonën gjenitale ose nëse iu janë nënshtruar më parë një operacioni në zonën gjenitale.

Pjelloria e gruas fillon të ulet pas moshës 30-vjeçare. Gratë nën 35 vjeç duhet të vizitojnë një specialist pas një viti që përpiqen të mbeten shtatzënë, ndërsa gratë 35 vjeç e lart duhet të shkojnë te specialisti pas 6 muajsh përpjekjeje.

Sources: Healthline, WebMD