Infertility

Introduction

For a married couple, one of the beautiful experiences in their journey is to have a child. But sometimes, several conditions take place where they find difficulties in making the female partner pregnant. If it happens, they need to understand that there are some fertility issues in men, women or both. The term 'infertility' is a word that no one would probably like to have on their own. It is defined as the condition when a man and his partner struggle to conceive a baby even after attempting unprotected sexual intercourse for a complete year.

Causes

Firstly talking about the female factor, primary infertility will be diagnosed when a woman has never been able to get pregnant, whereas secondary infertility will be diagnosed when she had at least one successful pregnancy in the past. Their cause of infertility can be due to age as the aptitude of conceiving starts to fall around the age of 32 years. If a woman smokes during pregnancy, it will amplify the chance of pregnancy loss. Even drinking alcohol can affect the likelihood of conceiving. Some other causes include being obese or overweight, eating disorders that lead to serious weight loss, lack of essential supplements in a diet like folic acid, iron, vitamin B-12 or zinc, exposure to some chemicals, mental stress, etc. Some medical conditions may contribute to fertility among women like ovulation disorders, problems in the uterus or fallopian tubes, etc.