Infertility in couples means they aren’t able to conceive a child, even though they’ve had frequent, unprotected sexual intercourse for a year or longer. In over a third of these couples, male infertility plays a role. Male infertility is due to low sperm production, abnormal sperm function, or blockages that prevent the delivery of sperm. […]
Diabetes can cause problems during pregnancy for women and their developing babies. Poor control of diabetes during pregnancy increases the chances of birth defects and other problems for the pregnancy. It can also cause serious complications for the woman. Proper health care before and during pregnancy can help prevent birth defects and other health problems. […]
Imagine that you woke up one morning and realise you are bleeding. Your last menstrual period just ended a week ago, and you aren’t due to start again until next month. Why are you seeing blood now? This unexpected bleeding is considered mid-cycle spotting, or abnormal uterine bleeding. When experienced outside of your normal menstrual […]
Causes of infertility in men A medical condition: This could be a testicular infection, cancer, or surgery. Overheated testicles: Causes include an undescended testicle, a varicocele, or varicose vein in the scrotum, the use of saunas or hot tubs, wearing tight clothes, and working in hot environments. Ejaculation disorders: If the ejaculatory ducts are blocked, semen may be […]
Before a man’s sperm can fertilize a woman’s egg, the head of the sperm must attach to the outside of the egg. Once attached, the sperm pushes through the outer layer to the inside of the egg (cytoplasm), where fertilization takes place. Sometimes the sperm cannot penetrate the outer layer, for a variety of reasons. […]
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an inflammation of a woman’s upper reproductive tract, including the structures of the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. Salpingitis, inflammation of the fallopian tubes, is the most common manifestation of the disease. PID is known to be a long-term consequence of many sexually transmitted diseases as well as bacterial vaginosis […]
Women have the highest risk of PID of the ethnic groups seen in the U.S. This may be related to biological factors, or due to their comparatively high frequency of douching. Contraceptive Choice: Barrier methods, such as condoms, and oral contraceptives reduce the risk of PID. Despite the problems with the Dalkon Shield in the […]
According to the National Health Service, UK, a couple that has been trying to conceive for over three years has a maximum 25 percent chance of conceiving over the subsequent 12 months if they continue trying. In medicine, a risk factor is something that raises the risk of developing a condition, disease, or symptom. For […]
Retrograde ejaculation is when the semen goes the wrong way, into the bladder. Genetic factors: A man should have an X and Y chromosome. If he has two X chromosomes and one Y chromosome, as in Klinefelter’s syndrome, the testicles will develop abnormally and there will be low testosterone and a low sperm count or […]
Is PID common? In the early 1990s, the self-reported frequency of PID in women was approximately one in nine. PID was more than twice as common in women with a history of sexually transmitted diseases (26 percent) than among women who had never reported an STD (10 percent). Risk factors Younger age: Sexually experienced teenagers […]
