Common Causes Of Fertility Problems In Women
Common causes of fertility problems in women
Eleven percent of reproductive-age couples in the United States have trouble conceiving or sustaining a pregnancy. About one-third of these cases are due to female fertility problems, one-third to male fertility problems, and the rest to factors involving both partners or to unexplained causes.
If you've had regular, unprotected sex for more than a year without conceiving (or six months if you're older than 35), see your doctor. About 65 percent of couples that get treatment for a fertility problem are eventually able to have a successful pregnancy, according to Resolve, the national infertility association.
The success rates below are based on averages gathered from large groups of patients. Each couple is unique, so think of the success rate for any treatment as a general snapshot, not a prediction of your chances of having a baby. Read on to learn more about female infertility and available fertility treatments.
Ovulation problems
Possible symptoms: Absent or infrequent periods, unusually light or heavy menstrual bleeding, or lack of such premenstrual symptoms as bloating or breast tenderness.
Possible solutions: Managing body weight if it's too low or too high, taking fertility drugs (with or without artificial insemination), and having in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Success rates: Thirty to 40 percent of women taking clomiphene citrate to induce ovulation become pregnant by the third treatment cycle. When fertility drugs to increase egg production are combined with artificial insemination, the pregnancy rate is between 10 and 20 percent per treatment cycle.
The percentage of IVF treatment cycles resulting in a live birth (in which one or more babies are born) is about:
40 percent for women age 34 and under
31 percent for women age 35 to 37
21 percent for women age 38 to 40
11 percent for women age 41 to 42
5 percent for women age 43 and over
What is fruitlessness?
By and large, fruitlessness is characterized as not having the capacity to get pregnant (consider) following one year of unprotected sex. Ladies who don't have general menstrual cycles, or are more seasoned than 35 years and have not imagined amid a 6-month time of endeavoring, ought to consider making a meeting with a conceptive endocrinologist-a fruitlessness pro. These specialists may likewise have the capacity to help ladies with intermittent pregnancy misfortune-at least 2 unconstrained premature deliveries.
Is infertility just a woman's problem?
No, infertility is not always a woman's problem. Both men and women contribute to infertility.
Many couples struggle with infertility and seek help to become pregnant; however, it is often thought of as only a women’s condition. A CDC study analyzed data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth and found that 7.5% of all sexually experienced men younger than age 45 reported seeing a fertility doctor during their lifetime-this equals 3.3-4.7 million men. Of men who sought help, 18% were diagnosed with a male-related infertility problem, including sperm or semen problems (14%) and varicocele (6%).
