INFERTILITY Infertility is the state of not able to get pregnant after at least one year of intercourse. Even though a woman who can get pregnant but if she has repeated miscarriages is also said to be infertile. In only One-third of infertility cases is due to female factors. In another one-third of infertility cases is due to male factors. The remaining infertility cases are caused by unknown factors or a mixture of male and feminine factors. Causes of male infertility The two main factors that cause male infertility are Impaired production or function of sperm Impaired delivery of sperm Impaired production/impaired function of sperm Impaired shape of sperm. STD infections. Impaired movement of sperm. Low sperm concentration. Oligospermia is the term used when there is less number of sperms in the ejaculate of the male or less than 20 million sperm per milliliter. Azoospermia is that t...
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