Understanding Male and Female Infertility
In
the past the women was usually blamed when a couple couldn't have a
child.
The investigation for infertility began and ended with
evaluation of the women alone.
Thus, women were often subjected to
a D & C, laparoscopy etc. only to be told at
the end of it all that
everything was normal.
It was not uncommon, in fact, for a man to
divorce not one, but several wives, under
the mistaken (and
chauvinistic) belief that she alone was responsible for the
inability to bear
children. Needless to say such men did not
realize that their infertility
was the cause of the
inability to
produce children.
To be infertile
means to be unable to have children. From a medical standpoint, a
couple
is considered to be infertile if there has been no pregnancy
after one - two years of
unprotected
sexual intercourse. For the
fertility process to proceed smoothly, both the man
and the women
should be basically healthy and normal.
Unfortunately, this aspect of conception is not known to many
people. Traditionally it is
the women who is usually blamed when a
couple can't have a child. The investigation for
infertility begins
and ends with evaluation of the women alone. Thus, a women is often
subjected to a D & C, laparoscopy etc. only to be told at the end of
it all that everything is
normal. It is not uncommon, in fact, for a
man to even divorce, not one but several wives
under the mistaken
(and chauvinistic) belief that she alone is responsible for the
inability to bear children. Needless to say such men do not have
children even after several
marriages!
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF MEN ARE INFERTILE
Approximately
15-25% of
most
cohabiting couples are infertile. Of these, in and up
to 50% percent of cases it is the
male factor
or the husband who is
responsible for the infertility according to medical research and
medical
experience. Doctor's have reported this fact, time and time
again.
This means that nearly
7.5% to 10% of all men in the productive age group are infertile
i.e.
incapable of fathering children. This, by any ruler, is a
stupendous figure but one that very
few
people know about.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
INFERTILITY
& IMPOTENCE
It
is important to note that infertility and impotence are quite
different entities. Failure to
discern
between the differences of
the two is a needless cause of frustration, anxiety,
embarrassment
and stigma that goes with the latter term of impotence.
Impotence means an
inability to attain or sustain an erection for satisfactory sexual
intercourse
to take place. The term has no bearing whatsoever on the
fertility status of the male. It is thus
possible for a totally
impotent man to be potentially fertile. Artificial insemination can
be
successful by using the sperm of an impotent male.
Infertility, on the
other hand, means an inability to produce children. This usually
results from
the husband's semen being infertile or sob-fertile.
Most infertile men are perfectly normal in
terms of potency and have
very satisfactory sexual relations with their partners.
WHAT CAUSES MALE INFERTILITY
A number of clinical conditions
and
diseases can be responsible
for male infertility such as mumps, smallpox, viral infections,
sexually transmitted diseases, testicular injury, environmental
toxins, drugs, alcohol,
tobacco, hormonal imbalance, vasectomy,
testicular
obstruction, spinal cord lesions,
genetics, cystic
fibrosis, general sexual dysfunction, and perhaps
many more causes.
Sometimes, in spite of the most meticulous search, no obvious cause
can be found
for the
infertility. A first area to look at is
hormonal imbalance, resulting from improper diet and
drug use.
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herb Maca has had extremely remarkable results world wide with male
and female
infertility and male impotence
and is definitely worth
taking for three to six months.
Dosage should be a minimum of 3-4
capsules twice daily of 600 mg each,
or 1-2 teaspoons
daily of Maca
powder (6 capsules is equivalent to 1 teaspoon). Because there are
no
known side effects, it is most beneficial to take
Maca abundantly
to assure greater success.
It is common for the males sperm count to
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Treatment of male
infertility is difficult and sometimes frustrating. Immediate
results are hard
to produce and it is
important to be persistent
with therapy.
HOW IS INFERTILITY DIAGNOSED
An initial evaluation can be performed
by a primary
care physician.
The doctor will check for obvious hormonal or
reproductive
disorders that could possibly explain the infertility,
such
as an excess or deficiency of thyroid hormone, an excess of prolactin (a hormone involved in regulating menses), or
an excess of
androgens
(hormones that stimulate male sexual characteristics) The
physician will look for excessive
facial or body hair and other
symptoms of hyperandrogenism, such as obesity, acne and
menstrual
irregularities.
A pelvic examination
will check for signs of endometriosis, uterine fibroids,
inflammation of
the mucus membrane or
other cervical abnormalities,
cysts or other growths, and congenital
abnormalities. After an
initial evaluation, the couple
will be referred to a reproductive
endocrinologist, (an infertility specialist). Both partners will be
evaluated by a
specialized
medical team that includes the physician,
scientists, nurses, technicians and other staff
members.
Specialists will use a
variety of tests to diagnose the cause of infertility such as
hormone
testing, sperm testing,
ovulation tests, hysterosalpingogram,
laparoscopy and hysteroscopy
to determine the cause or source of the
infertility
factor.
FEMALE INFERTILITY
Infertility in a women
can be caused by a variety of medical
conditions. Problems
include
failure to ovulate, hormonal imbalances that leave the uterine
lining unprepared for implantation of the embryo,
abnormalities of
the uterus, scar tissue from infections in the fallopian tubes or on
the ovaries or the uterus, inadequate
cervical mucus, production of
anti-sperm
antibodies, or habitual miscarriage. Endometriosis,
uterine fibroids, or uterine
polyps in a woman also can inhibit
conception and implantation.
How
Effective is MACA For Fertility
MACA has been known to
increase a women's
ability to conceive rather dramatically. This happens because of MACA's ability to promote the production
of the Luteneinizing
Hormone (LH). The LH causes ovulation. MACA has also
been shown to
increase
sperm counts in men. Research studies on animals were
conducted
by Dr. Gloria Chacon de Popovici and Dr. Freddy
Madrid Gironda with extremely successful
results in almost all cases!
(These studies will be published sometime later
on this year.)
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