Couples with active sex lives, who have between three to four unprotected sex per week, should achieve pregnancy within 6 months to 1 year. However, about 2 out of 10 couples have difficulty achieving spontaneous pregnancy.
Then, after this period of unsuccessful attempts, the couple may consider infertility and then seek out a specialist to investigate and determine the need for treatment.
It is important to remember that for women over 35, the ideal is to seek help from a specialist after 6 months of trying to get pregnant, because at this age the natural pregnancy is starting to get more difficult.
What are the causes of infertility?
Among the many possible causes of infertility, 30% are related to female factors, 30% to male factors, 30% to female and male factors, and 10% are unknown factors that cause sterility.
The causes of infertility are varied and in many cases infertility is due to a set of factors rather than just a complication.
Causes of Female Infertility
- Endometriosis
- Tubal ligation
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Thick, pasty cervical mucus that makes it difficult for sperm to pass
- Hormonal Disorders That Hinder Ovulation
Causes of Male Infertility
- Low mobility sperm
- Reduction in sperm count
- Abnormal sperm
- Vasectomy
- Problems in sexual intercourse
- No sperm production
How to prevent infertility
There are some precautions that a couple can take to reduce the possibility of infertility for women, men and both. Check out:
- Practice regular physical exercises without exaggeration.
- Have good diet and treat eating disorders.
- Protect the couple from STDs.
- Plan for pregnancy before 35, which is the age at which female fertility decreases.
- Observe the fertile days to enjoy this period of greatest chance of pregnancy.
- The man should avoid very tight clothing, sit for long periods of time or work in very hot places.
- The abuse of the morning after pills also
- Take care of their health by doing periodic checkups and treating whatever is needed.
Infertility Treatments
The main treatments for infertility are those that address possible causes of infertility in men, women or both, and there are also assisted reproduction treatments.
Assisted conception options include ovulation induction, in vitro fertilization (IVF), injection of a sperm into an egg (ICSI), and intrauterine insemination.
These treatments should be done with the support of specialists, in clinics suitable for this purpose and a set of actions to increase the chances of conception can be considered.
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