Infertility is when you cannot get pregnant after having unprotected, regular intercourse for six months to one year, depending on your age.
The first and most obvious sign of infertility is the inability to achieve pregnancy. The couple may have no other signs or symptoms of infertility. They may not even have thought about it very much, but after some time come to the realization that they haven’t gotten pregnant yet.
Infertility Symptoms
Some couples may not have obvious signs of infertility. While others know that they have have been diagnosed with a fertility issue in the past. If you suspect you may be experiencing infertility, here are signs to look for…
Signs of Infertility in Women
1. Irregular menstrual cycle
* This may be caused by stress, pills intake or excessive exercise and diet. Symptoms are:
– Absent menstruation (amenorrhea)
– Clotty or very dark purple/black menstruation
– Dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation)
– Heavy or long menstruation
– Long (over 35 days)
– Mid-cycle bleeding
– Short (less than 21 days)
– Short menstruation time
– Very pale menstruation
2. Hormonal Imbalance
* Increase or decrease in the number of these hormones can cause hormonal imbalance:
– Androgens for example DHEA, Testosterone
– Estrogen
– Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
– Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
– Progesterone
– Prolactin
– Thyroid hormones
3. Age
* If your already aged 35 and still trying for 6 months, it’s time to see your doctor for medical attention. Here are some fertility related diagnoses:
– Adenomyosis
– Blocked Fallopian Tubes
– Endometriosis
– Ovarian Cysts
– PCOS
– Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
– Recurrent Miscarriages (more than 3)
– STD’s
– Uterine Fibroids
Signs of Infertility in Men
– Abnormal sperm shape (teratozoospermia)
– Abnormal or poor sperm movement (asthenozoospermia)
– Abnormal sperm production
– Erectile dysfunction (ED)
– Genetic disorders
– Immobile sperm (necrozoospermia)-this is when the sperm do not move at all; the sperm may be dead, partially alive or alive, but do not move.
– Low sperm count (oligospermia)
– Physical or structural abnormalities such as undescended testicle.
– Vasectomy reversal- Up to 70{96b8f52e9e734dc4449186c08df6bee533797ee5e9b2e7d28956124720fc2530} of men with vasectomy develop antisperm antibodies.
The following are some of the other health issues which may affect fertility of both men and women:
– Alcoholism
– Autoimmune disease
– Cancer (chemotherapy and radiation may cause Premature Ovarian Failure or Low Sperm count and health)
– Diabetes
– Drug Addiction
– Hypertension
– Heavy exposure to radiation or other environmental pollution
– Injury or trauma to reproductive organs, or one of the endocrine glands.
– Long-term use of medications
– Obesity
– Poor Adrenal Health
– Smoking
– Thyroid issues
– Very low body weight
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