Causes And Effects Of Infertility

By Barbara Patridge


When one is unable to reproduce offspring or if a lady is unable to carry pregnancy to the full term, they may be termed as infertile. Infertility remains one of the very biggest societal issues since it started rising in 1980.

There can either be primary or secondary sterility. Primary barrenness refers to that which comes naturally and such a couple has and may never conceive. Secondary type relates to this condition occurring after the first conception. These two levels refer to only a specific couple at a specific time.

The prevalence of barrenness has taken various courses in its evolution to date. Approximately six per cent of couples, especially women, have this problem but it is still unresolved in them. Across the countries, one of every seven couples is faced with this challenge. Many believe that women increasingly become barren as they get older. It may be a complication in the man, the woman or even both and thus should be treated fairly amongst social circles.

In both sexes, sterility may be caused by cases of damaged DNA, genetic factors like Robertsonian translocation in either partner, diabetes mellitus, disorders of the thyroids, hypothalamic-pituitary factors such as hyppopituitarism and other environmental factors for instance smoking tobacco, abusing toxic substances such as glue and being constantly exposed to chemical dusts.

In females, it is caused by blockage of the fallopian tube due to malfunctioning, inability to ovulate, Chlamydia and other pelvic infections, growth of tissue scars, weight complications and uterine disorders. Aging is also a major causative. In males, low semen quality, testicular malformations, low sperm count, blockage of duct systems and hormonal imbalance may lead to one suffering from this problem.

Treatment of barrenness is relative to the cause of the same. This may be in form of counseling and fertility treatments. A couple may use an at-home conception kit and assisted natural conception. Clinically, victims are given fertility medication in form of medical surgery or a medical device, in vitro fertilization and other technologically assisted reproductive techniques. Other medical techniques include tuboplasty and assisted hatching. One can also adopt medical tourism which involves them travelling to other countries for treatment.

It is argued that treating the problem is expensive and thus limiting in access to poor people. The inclusion of the problem under insurance packages and how clinical resources used would have been used alternatively also emerge as issues in this case. Some people also argue that methods used in its treatment lead to premature births, multiple births, destruction of the embryo and the methods.

There are both psychological and social implications of unproductiveness. To the victim, there may be anxiety in marriage, depression, disunity, negative attitude to parenthood, losing an anticipated life and emotional stress. Socially, there is stigma in community, marital break ups, deviation from religion, rejection and difficulties in drawing inheritance rights.

Sterility in developing countries is faced with the greatest challenges, especially socially. In essence, a victim may lack social respect and in most cases, the woman will be blamed for the inadequacy. This happens on the basis that children are viewed as the main pillar of the society and the assurance of future income to the family.




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