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Infertility is defined as a failure to conceive after one or more years of unprotected intercourse. Infertility is divided broadly into primary and secondary infertility where primary infertility is failure to conceive and secondary infertility is failure to conceive after a previous pregnancy. Multiple factors play a role in conception and infertility such as healthy spermatozoa, regular ovulation, patent fallopian | [[Infertility]] is defined as a failure to conceive after one or more years of unprotected intercourse<ref name="pmid15802321">{{cite journal| author=Gnoth C, Godehardt E, Frank-Herrmann P, Friol K, Tigges J, Freundl G| title=Definition and prevalence of subfertility and infertility. | journal=Hum Reprod | year= 2005 | volume= 20 | issue= 5 | pages= 1144-7 | pmid=15802321 | doi=10.1093/humrep/deh870 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15802321 }} </ref>. Infertility is divided broadly into primary and secondary infertility where primary infertility is failure to conceive and secondary infertility is failure to conceive after a previous [[pregnancy]]. Multiple factors play a role in conception and infertility such as healthy [[spermatozoa]], regular [[ovulation]], patent [[fallopian tube]]s, normal [[uterine cavity]] etc. | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Revision as of 16:11, 1 September 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sanjana Nethagani, M.B.B.S.[2]
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Overview
Infertility is defined as a failure to conceive after one or more years of unprotected intercourse[1]. Infertility is divided broadly into primary and secondary infertility where primary infertility is failure to conceive and secondary infertility is failure to conceive after a previous pregnancy. Multiple factors play a role in conception and infertility such as healthy spermatozoa, regular ovulation, patent fallopian tubes, normal uterine cavity etc.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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References
- ↑ Gnoth C, Godehardt E, Frank-Herrmann P, Friol K, Tigges J, Freundl G (2005). "Definition and prevalence of subfertility and infertility". Hum Reprod. 20 (5): 1144–7. doi:10.1093/humrep/deh870. PMID 15802321.