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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Trinh Thi Thanh Huyen - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Infertility is a medical condition of the couple. Infertility is caused by many factors, it can be caused by the wife, by the husband or by both. According to statistics, the frequency of infertility caused by the wife and by the husband is similar.
1. How is infertility determined?
Infertility is defined when the couple has regular intercourse, without using contraception, after 6 months (for wives over 35 years old) or 12 months (for wives under 35 years old) without conceiving. nature.The chance of getting pregnant in a healthy couple, under 30 years old, having regular sex (about 2-3 times a week), not using contraception is 20-25% per month, so Most couples will get pregnant within the first year.
Infertility is a medical condition of a couple, including two types: primary infertility and secondary infertility:
Primary infertility is used for a couple who have never been pregnant. Secondary infertility refers to couples who have been pregnant at least once and now want to continue to have children but are unable to get pregnant.
2. What is the cause of infertility?
Infertility is caused by many factors, it can be caused by the wife, by the husband, or by both. According to statistics, the frequency of infertility caused by the wife and by the husband is similar.Common causes of infertility due to husbands:
Abnormal sperm quality. Abnormal sperm count. Hypogonadism causes endocrine deficiency. Premature ejaculation. Retrograde ejaculation. Alcoholism, tobacco addiction.
Bất thường chất lượng và số lượng tinh trùng là nguyên nhân gây hiếm muộn ở người chồng.
Damage to the fallopian tubes. Ovulation disorder or no ovulation. Ovarian tumor. Pelvic infection. Poor nutrition. Old age. Endometrial optimism .
Tổn thương tử cung, buồng trứng có thể gây hiếm muộn ở người vợ.
3. How is infertility treated?
Infertility greatly affects the marital happiness of couples. The development of medicine and science and technology with great strides has created assisted reproductive methods that can help overcome infertility, such as:Intrauterine insemination - Intrauterine insemination - Intrauterine insemination IUI). Artificial insemination: classical in vitro fertilization (IVF), in vitro fertilization by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), embryo transfer at the embryonic stage Follicle - day 5 embryo, assisted hatching (AH). Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (IVM) oocyte maturation. Surgical sperm collection. Cold storage of sperm, ovum, embryo; donor - receive ovum, sperm, embryo. Treatment of endocrine disorders, surgical treatment of infertility, ... Infertility due to many causes. Therefore, both husband and wife need to visit a specialist for examination and diagnosis to find out the cause of infertility, and from there, the doctor will prescribe the appropriate treatment method to bring results.
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