« Infertility 08 » : différence entre les versions
| Ligne 9 : | Ligne 9 : | ||
==What is the difference between infertility and sterility?== | ==What is the difference between infertility and sterility?== | ||
Infertility is biologically the inability for a man or a female to produce gametes while sterility is the total incapacity to produce naturally. In medical usage, sterility usually refers to inability to produce a live child, while infertility is measured by failure to conceive after 1 year without contraception. | Infertility is biologically the inability for a man or a female to produce gametes, while sterility is the total incapacity to produce naturally. In medical usage, sterility usually refers to inability to produce a live child, while infertility is measured by failure to conceive after 1 year without contraception. | ||
=What are the causes of infertility ?= | =What are the causes of infertility ?= | ||
Version du 22 janvier 2009 à 09:12
--PaulineL 13 janvier 2009 à 15:42 (MET) and Debora; Marjorie & Nour --DeboraA 20 janvier 2009 à 16:11 (MET) and Pauline
What is infertility ?
Infertility is the unability for a couple to have a child after one year of unprotected sexual rapport.
For women, this means that they cannot conceive, while for men this consists in an unability to impregnate.
What is the difference between infertility and sterility?
Infertility is biologically the inability for a man or a female to produce gametes, while sterility is the total incapacity to produce naturally. In medical usage, sterility usually refers to inability to produce a live child, while infertility is measured by failure to conceive after 1 year without contraception.
What are the causes of infertility ?
There are many causes of infertility. Below are listed some main ones :
- Women
- age
- sexually transmitted diseases
- genital damages/abnormalities
- anovulatory cycle (no ovulation)
- anorexia or bulimia
- smoking, drugs, alcohol
- Men
- smoking, drugs, alcohol
- overheating of the testicles caused by exercise, hot water, tight clothing, excessive sitting (truck drivers) and other conditions and situations
- sexually transmitted diseases
- use of some medications (antihypertensives, antidepressants, male hormones, cancer treatment)
- genital damages/abnormalities
Who are the most affected people ?
What are the different solutions for these infertile people ?
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
This consists in a fertilization outside the female's body. Sperm cells and ovas are taken from the parents' bodies and are reinjected into the female's body. This can also be done with donated cells, and may be injected into another woman, who will carry the embryo instead of the future mother.
References
http://www.101lifestyle.com/health/infertility/infertility.html
http://www.chu-toulouse.fr/-l-infertilite-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12268268
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/infertility/article_em.htm
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
http://www.andrologia.org/eng/maschile_engl.htm
back to Pregnancy_and_Contraception_3BIbDF02-03-04
back to Accueil