What Causes Infertility?

Infertility has hounded couples in all classes of society and the number has dramatically increased at the turn of the century. There are a lot of factors why people have infertility issues and the causes have also greatly multiplied. You will be amazed to discover that certain things that you do or that you do not do amplify the chances of being diagnosed with infertility problems. And yet some are brought about by acquired illnesses. Here are some of them.

For the females:

  • Some over the counter medicines can actually cause momentary infertility when taken at certain periods. Take for instance acetaminophen. This generic has a major effect on the amount of estrogen which when lacking weakens fertility. Ibuprofen and acetaminophen when drank during a woman’s cycle hampers a woman’s fertility.
  • Do you know that too much exercise or anorexia is the leading cause of premature menopause?
  • Abortion leaves scar tissues that hinder the uterus the consequence of which is infertility.
  • Widespread at the age of 30 and above, the formation of benign growths or fibroids in the uterus which obstructs the passage of sperm thus preventing the sperm from implanting itself to the egg cell.
  • Genital herpes and other STD’s or sexually-transmitted diseases can cause infertility.
  • And the most common root of women infertility is clinically termed pelvic inflammatory disease of PID. This can be acquired from the same bacteria that cause sexually-transmitted diseases such as chlamydia and gonorrhea.

For the males:

  • Inherent or inborn organ flaws like aplasia which pertains to the underdevelopment of the sperm cell thus resulting in the inability to make a woman pregnant.
  • Impotence.
  • Major illnesses such as multiple sclerosis and diabetes.
  • Medicines to control high blood pressure and other tranquilizers can cause infertility while a person is consistently taking it.
  • Retrograde ejaculation where in a strange fashion, instead of the sperm going out, it spews back into the bladder.
  • Testicular injury
  • Consistent contact with pesticides and lead.
  • Tuberculosis, where because of it, the ducts where the sperm flows are blocked. The same is true with people who suffer from gonorrhea.
  • Hernia surgery or mumps infection can affect the state of the testes thereby making a man infertile.

For both men and women:

  • The ever present stress. For men, stress affects the reproductive organs’ production of sperm cells, and for women, stress has a direct correlation with the regularity of her period.
  • Temperature in the crotch when raised reduces the sperm count dramatically. So to men, refrain from wearing very tight underwear.
  • Excessive dieting which results in anorexia for women
  • And the last but not the least, drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes.