Infertility A Male Female Problem

The common male infertility issue is usually a decline in sperm count or a decline in the quality of the sperm. Other causes of male infertility are testicular abnormalities, and a decreased sperm ejaculation. The common female cause for infertility is tubal blockage, or the fact that she has waited too long and now all her eggs are of poor quality.

Approximately 10% of all couples in the U.S. are affected by infertility. Approximately 25% of all couple that are experiencing infertility issues in the U.S. are experiencing both male and female infertility factors. When couples face infertility, 40% of the time the male, when tested, is the sole factor, or a contributing cause in the conception problem. Female is the cause 40% of the time. 20% of the time there is found to be both male and female contributing factors to the infertility problem. According to these statistics the infertility problem on a whole is a male female problem.

There are many factors involved in female infertility including ovulation issues. Ovulation issues are anything that interferes with the production of an egg such as a hormone imbalance, cyst, tumor, thyroid gland problems, or factors that affect the regularity of ovulation such as anorexia, bulimia, alcohol or drug use, intense exercise, excessive weight or irregular menstrual cycles.

Other factors that can be involved in female infertility include infections such as pelvic inflammatory disease that can cause blockage of the fallopian tubes or other issues such as polyps in the uterus, endometriosis, fibroids, adhesions, ectopic pregnancy, or scar tissue.

Male infertility can have several causes including abnormal sperm due to inflammation of the testicles, swollen veins in the scrotum, or abnormally developing testicles. Low sperm count is also a common male infertility factor.

Other male infertility issues can be caused by exposure to poisonous chemical, radiation exposure, a blockage caused by infection, a severe mumps case, and testicles that did not develop normally.

Males contribute mainly to the problem of infertility because of poor sperm quality; quantity or they may have both factors regarding sperm. Males can also have Azoospermia, which is a medical term for the absence of sperm. If males have sperm the sperm may have motility abnormalities or there may be an immunological factor to the inability to impregnate the female. Females contribute to infertility largely due to blocked fallopian tube(s), ovulation issues, endometriosis or other pelvic abnormalities, immunological factors; such has a hostile environment to the male sperm. The may also have a uterus that is abnormal in structure.