and Driskill (2013), 10 percent or 6.1 million women in the United States battle infertility. Its main causes are issues related to ovulation, fallopian tubes, uterus, and uterine fibroids. Lindsey and Driskill (2013) want health care professionals to understand the psychological and emotional difficulties that women face with infertility, which is considered a complicated and stressful matter. Lindsey and Driskill (2013) suggest that when it comes to becoming a mother, for most women it is a lifelong dream and they believe it is an inevitable achievement, which determines their purpose in life. If for some reason this attainment is unfulfillable, then feelings of sorrow and lack of success have an immense influence on…
medical perspective, Infertility is “a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse-and there is no other reason, such as breastfeeding or postpartum amenorrhoea (WHO).The treatment of infertility depends on a number of factors: the underlying cause of the infertility in question, the extent of damage done to the reproductive organs, the sex of the individual and possible complications…
Infertility is a medical issue that affects 80 million couples around the world, 14 percent residing in India. (Bahuguna 2003). In the article, infertility is defined as “the inability to conceive within two years of exposure to pregnancy” (World Health organization 1975), though the current definition from the World Health organization is as follows: “the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.” (WHO 2012). This is a clear…
paper I will be addressing who is affected by infertility, the causes as well as risks and treatments. Office of Women’s Health (OWH), (2012) states that according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), about 6 million women, ranging in age from 15-44 have difficulty conceiving. OWH states that both men and women can be infertile. One third of infertility is caused by women, one third by men, and the rest is a combination of men and women. According to OWH, the most common reason for…
program to encourage understanding and compassion for infertile couples among their communities in developing countries. As many developing countries are most often associated with having high birth rates, the issue of infertility is often not acknowledged. Having children is one of the highest priorities for married couples in many…
The objective of this research is to develop a plan for implementing a program for educating communities in developing African countries in regards to infertility. Numerous research on how infertility affects communities have been conducted. All reviewed literature used interviews to conduct their studies. These studies usually begin by discussing the value of children, causes for infertility and ways many infertile couples are trying to deal with infertility. What the researched literature also…
The intention of this systematic review of literature is to evaluate the validity of chiropractic as a specific tool in the management of infertility. The challenge in all of this is not only to understand the role of vertebral subluxation on fertility but to understand infertility as a whole. Epidemiology Infertility is defined as the failure to reproduce after twelve months of unprotected sexual intercourse. It is estimated that between 50 and 80 million couples of childbearing age are…
In the UK the numbers are a whopping one in six couples have a hard time conceiving. (Leonard) The United States numbers are sitting at one in six as well. (Pittman) In India forty-five percent of couples have difficulties conceiving. (Ganeshan) Canada’s infertility rates, have doubled sense 1992. (Kirkey) As recorded by the National Survey of Family Growth, CDC, one in eight couples worldwide have complications conceiving. With numbers as these it can be considered that infertility is now an…
Infertility is the inability to conceiver after a year or more of trying. For a couple who hopelessly wished to conceiver, the road to parenthood may be frustrating. Approximately 1 in 10 couples in the United States experience infertility. About 20% of these cases are due to the male partner, 30-40% are due to both partners and the rest is due to the woman. For couples facing infertility issues, the emotional and financial commitments to treatment options can be significant. There are multiple…
Infertility Infertility is a significant public health problem in the united states affecting males, females, marital couples and cohabitation couples. Ranging from ages fifteen to forty-four in 1982 to 2010. Commonly used Infertility services were used such as; medical help to prevent miscarriages, advice, testing, and ovulation drugs. Treatments that are used in fertility is the Intrauterine insemination and assist reproductive technology (ART). Assist reproductive technology, is identified…