Azoospermia (commonly referred to as “no sperm count”) is a male fertility issue many men face. Azoospermia is defined as the complete lack of sperm in the ejaculate. It occurs in 5% of infertile men. If this is the case, then one or both of two conditions may be present (“causes”): There is a problem with sperm production. There is a blockage such that sperm production, although…
You have a child and want another one now. But for some reason, you are having trouble conceiving the second time. The inability to conceive again or to carry the pregnancy following the birth of one or more children is referred to as secondary infertility. According to the US Center for Disease Control (CDC), 11% of couples who have had…
What Is infertility? Infertility simply means inability to get pregnant after 9-12 months of unprotected intercourse. Up to 1 in 6 to 7 couples have problems conceiving and many of these couples seek medical advice and treatments. Some patients will need only advice or reassurance, others may need drugs therapy or surgery. Some, however, will require assisted conception techniques like…
“It’s a common recommendation that partners trying to have a baby should engage in regular intercourse to increase the woman’s chances of getting pregnant—even during so-called ‘non-fertile’ periods—although it’s unclear how this works,” says Tierney Lorenz, a visiting research scientist at the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. Trying to get pregnant is stressful enough, but following the guidelines stated below,…