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Infertility - Sex, Age and Lifestyle FactorsSymptoms of Infertility - Definitions When a couple is unable to become pregnant after 12 months of unprotected intercourse, they are considered infertile. Infertility is defined as the inability to reproduce. One or both partners have varying emotional reactions when they are diagnosed as infertile. Extreme reactions are most noted in couples that are childless. Infertility in couples who’ve never born children is primary infertility. On the other hand, secondary infertility describes the condition wherein couples who have successfully become pregnant once are having difficulties in getting pregnant again. A number of factors, both physical and emotional, can trigger infertility. “Male factors” like hormone deficiency, low sperm count, impotence, retrograde ejaculation, environmental pollutants and scarring from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) cause roughly 30 to 40% of infertility cases. Sperm count may be negatively influenced by marijuana abuse or use of prescription drugs, like cimetidine, spironolactone, and nitrofurantoin. Ovulation dysfunction, fallopian tube abnormality, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, scarring from STDs, hormonal imbalances, pelvic infection, poor nutrition, and tumors are just some of these “female factors.” These are the primary causes of 40 to 50 per cent of infertility cases. Risk factors contributed by both the male and the female, in addition to other unknown causes, comprise 10 to 30% of infertility cases. It has been found that a small number, just 10 to 20%, of couples fail to conceive after trying for a year. It is crucial that couples continue with their attempts at conception for 12 months, at the least. Age Influenced Factors Healthy couples who have intercourse regularly and are below 30 years old have only a 25 to 30% chance a month of becoming pregnant. Women in their 20s are at the peak of their fertility. Pregnancy for women more than 35 years old is 10% less, even lower for those over 40. Others Factors Not Related To Age Infertility is not solely blamed on age-related factors. Infertility may also be increased due to the following: * Multiple sexual partners (higher possibility of getting STDs)
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