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Infertility
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Failure to conceive within one year of unprotected intercourse
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what amount of couples will concieve in 3 months
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50% of couples will conceive within 3 months
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70 percent of couples will concieve with in {BLANK} months.
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6 months
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percentage of couples with fertiity problems?
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10-15%
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Causes of Infertility?
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Interference with:
*Producing normal sperm or oocytes *Transporting sperm or oocytes through parts of the reproductive system *Depositing semen into the vagina *Fertilization *Transport or implantation of the pre-embryo |
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No sperm produced--causes?
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*Defects in testes
*Undescended testes(cryptorchidism) *Pituitary fails to stimulate spermatogenesis *Infection or inflammation destroys seminiferous tubules |
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Insufficient number of sperm produced--causes
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*Damage to testes
*Insufficient stimulation by pituitary *Infection or inflammation of testes *Stress *Obesity *Increased temperature of testes *Damage to nerve or blood supply to testes *Some drugs used in treating tumors or infections *Aging |
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Abnormal function of epididymis--causes
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*Usually due to hormonal disorders
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Abnormal function of prostate or seminal vesicles--causes
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*Infection / inflammation
*Damage to their nerves or blood supplies *Some hormonal disorders *Tumors *Some drugs used in treating tumors or infections *Aging |
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Blockage of vas deferens, ejaculatory ducts, or urethra--causes
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*Usually caused by infection / inflammation
*Scarring from trauma *Birth defects |
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Inability to get or keep erection or erection too soft
(erectile dysfunction or impotence)--causes |
*Stress
*Damage to nerves or blood vessels supplying penis *Damage to erectile bodies *Various drugs used to treat hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, and others |
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Inability to get or keep erection, or erection too soft (erectile dysfunction or impotence)--causes
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*Stress
*Damage to nerves or blood vessels supplying penis *Damage to erectile bodies *Various drugs used to treat hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, and others |
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priapism?
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abnormally persistent erections
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Abnormally persistent erections (priaprism)--causes
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*Damage to nerves or blood vessels
*Trauma to erectile bodies preventing blood from flowing out |
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Premature ejaculation (before or very early in intercourse)--causes
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*Psychological stress
*Overstimulation |
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Insufficient volume of semen--causes
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*Usually secondary to disorders of prostate or seminal vesicles
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Orgasm without ejaculation--causes
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*Blockage of ejaculatory duct and/or urethra
*Prostate and seminal vesicles unable to form semen |
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causes for infertility in women?
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*Defects in ovaries
*Damaged blood supply to ovaries *Pituitary fails to stimulate oogenesis *Stress *Obesity *Strenuous exercise *Excessive weight loss *Some drugs used in treating *tumors or infections *Estrogen and/or progesterone *Aging *Usually caused by infection / inflammation *Scarring from trauma or ectopic pregnancies *Birth defects *Usually secondary to insufficient estrogen and/or progesterone from ovaries *Infection or inflammation *Insufficient estrogen and/or progesterone from ovaries *Tumors *Usually associated with hormonal disorders *Failure of arousal *Insuffient estrogen and/or progesterone |
