What is considered infertility? What are the causes of infertility and what are the treatment directions for infertility couples?
The following article will answer every question in detail so that you have a reasonable direction in the process of preparing for your pregnancy.
What is considered infertility?
BS. Hoang Thi Diem Tuyet, Deputy Director of Tu Du Hospital, said that young couples (under 35 years old) have normal healthy reproductive health, each month there will be about 20% chance of conception. Therefore, if they do not apply any contraceptive methods, about 90% of couples will have a baby after 1 year of marriage.
You are considered infertile if you have had sex without contraception for 1 year but are still not pregnant (for women under 35 years old) and for 6 months if the woman is 35 or older.
Depending on the medical condition of each couple, doctors often divide infertility into two types, primary and secondary, specifically:
Primary infertility is infertility in a couple who have never had a pregnancy.
Secondary infertility refers to couples who have been pregnant at least once or have given birth, now want to continue giving birth but cannot get pregnant.
The cause often causes infertility?
Rarity is not entirely the woman's cause. About 40% of the causes can be from the husband, about 40% from the wife and the rest from both spouses. Therefore, the examination and finding the cause of infertility is essential for both husband and wife.
Common factors that often affect fertility and can cause infertility can be:
1. Age of couples
Age significantly affects a woman's ability to have children. Studies show that only 36% of women in Asia know that a woman in her 40s has a lower chance of getting pregnant than a woman in her 30s.
For men alone, a man's age can affect a woman's ability to become pregnant and may increase the risk of complications. As men age, their sperm quality decreases and sperm has a higher rate of DNA fragmentation or DNA damage.
2. Weight of couples
According to research by the World Health Organization, being overweight affects fertility of both men and women. Overweight men are at risk of having a low sperm count, and women who are overweight or underweight can affect their ability to conceive and have a healthy baby.
3. Using stimulants
Smoking, alcohol, and drugs in both men and women can cause infertility problems. Because they reduce female fertility and affect men's sperm quality.
Time to have sex for pregnancy
Women can conceive only on certain days of the month. The best time to conceive is around the fertility window of the menstrual cycle - for about 6 days with the last day of ovulation.
However, try not to stress yourself by “scheduling” sex on a specific date because predicting when to ovulate is difficult.
Some other factors
Men wear tight underwear, testicles are exposed to too much temperature, sports injuries ... can cause infertility, infertility. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis can cause the same syndrome.
In addition, sexually transmitted diseases (STIs), such as chlamydia and gonorrhea, can cause infertility and infertility in both men and women.
Direction of treatment when infertility
As soon as they see signs of infertility as mentioned above, husband and wife need to go to the hospital to have a health check, perform necessary tests to help find the cause and direction of infertility treatment.
Usually, you will have to go through the following 4 steps:
Find the reason
This is the stage for the doctor to learn and determine the correct cause of infertility. Couples will first be asked about their medical condition and medical history, as well as their family members. Also underwent gynecological and male examination.
Test
Based on those results, the doctor will decide which types of tests are appropriate. This includes blood tests or tests for sexually transmitted diseases or hormones.
In addition, women will have an ultrasound and a uterus - fallopian tube to check for abnormalities in the uterus and fallopian tubes. For men, you will perform semen map to know the quality and shape of the sperm.
Counseling on treatment methods
As soon as the results of clinical examination and laboratory tests are available, doctors will advise on treatment. Depending on the cause, there will be appropriate methods such as artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization. In addition, based on the health and pathology that doctors will make corresponding treatment regimens.
Give treatment regimen
Once the couple has approved the treatment, a treatment regimen will be made. At this point, doctors will schedule a follow-up visit with the couple and give step-by-step treatment until successful.
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