Family Concerns

Infertility is when a couple has been trying to have a baby for at least a year and for some reason they cannot conceive. When this happens it is classified as infertility. There are a lot of conditions that are infertility causes in women and men. Some of them are simple while others are a little more complicated.

Let’s start with some of the infertility causes in men. One of the main reasons men suffer from infertility is due to having a low sperm count. This condition can be due to several factors such as abnormal sperm shape, variocele or for unexplained reasons. There are some temporary conditions that cause a low sperm count and they include sickness, medications and extreme stress. Others factors that contribute to low sperm count are associated with a person’s life style and include smoking, drinking and use of illegal drugs. In some cases saunas, hot tubs and even tight clothing has been the reason for a man to experience a low sperm count. Other reasons that cause infertility in a man included genetics and childhood diseases. Injury to the testicles and being exposed to hazardous materials and radiation also causes infertility.

There are also a lot of causes of infertility in women as well that can be placed in four different categories. The first would be ovulatory problems. The age in which ovulation occurs the best is during the late teen years and into early adulthood. By the time a woman reaches her thirties the ability to ovulate will decrease. Other factors such as stress can also make it more difficult for women to ovulate. The second reason is because of cervical conditions brought about by infections, diseases and other medical conditions. The third infertility causes in women include pelvic and tubal problems and uterine issues. Scar tissue, blocked or scared fallopian tubes, fibroids, abnormal uterine lining and anatomic conditions are some of the causes that fall into these two categories. It is even possible for one or more of these conditions to exist simultaneously.

Since infertility affects both men and women the first step is to find out which one of you are having the problem. In some cases it may be both of you having some type of condition that combined is working against each other. Many problems can be solved to help you get past this condition therefore, the sooner you find out what is going on the faster you can move on. Keep in mind that even though some problems can be corrected, occasionally the cause of infertility is not known.