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Infertility Causes - Sex, Age & Lifestyle FactorsSymptoms from Infertility - Definitions When a couple cannot have a baby after 12 months of regular and unprotected intercourse, they can be classified infertile. Infertility is the incapacity to procreate. One or both partners have varying emotional reactions when they are diagnosed as infertile. The news can be particularly hard on couples that are without children. Infertility in couples who’ve never born children is primary infertility. On the other hand, secondary infertility describes the condition wherein couples who have successfully become pregnant once are having difficulties in getting pregnant again. Various factors, both emotional and physical, can lead to infertility. Male-exclusive factors such as low sperm count, retrograde ejaculation, scarring from sexually transmitted diseases, hormone deficiency, and impotence, make up around 30-40% of infertility cases. Sperm count is greatly affected by certain factors like frequent marijuana use or intake of prescription medicine such as nitrofurantoin, cimetidine and spironolactone. Pelvic infection, scarring from STDs, endometriosis, ovulation dysfunction, fallopian tube abnormality, tumors, hormonal imbalances, and even poor nutrition are some of these “female factors.” These are the primary causes of 40 to 50 per cent of infertility cases. Around 10 to 30% of infertility cases are attributed to risk factors from both male and female and other unknown causes. It has been found that a small number, just 10 to 20%, of couples fail to conceive after trying for a year. It is very important for couples to try having a baby for at least 12 months. Factors Related To Age Healthy couples who have intercourse regularly and are below 30 years old have only a 25 to 30% chance a month of becoming pregnant. A woman’s fertility peak is during her 20s. The success rate for women aged 35 and over is less than 10%, and this even much lower for those older than 40. More Non Age Related Causes It is not just age or its related factors that causes infertility. Infertility may also be worsened by the following: * Having more than one sexual partner (high STD risk)
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