A Closer Look At Infertility.
Infertility is generally of 2 types, when a woman has never been pregnant, it is termed primary infertility while if a woman has had a child before or has ever been pregnant regardless of the outcome but later finds it difficult to get pregnant, we say she has secondary infertility. Whether at the primary level or secondary level, infertility is usually a burden on the shoulder of affected women.
The society cast a stone of suspicion and barton of responsibility on the women alone. In most cases and in most cultures, the woman is always blamed because the womb is with her. Whether the cause is from her or not, nobody cares, they just point the finger to her. It is the woman that becomes saddened and depressed every time, especially when she sees her menstrual flow. Few of these women are lucky to have a supportive husband.
Emotional breakdown including depression and desperation to do anything in order to get a child is very common with infertility. People can go as far as buying a child or subscribing to crypto pregnancy, just to get a child.
Researches have shown that infertility brings distress to 15% of married people in India and that each year, and worldwide, as many as 180 million couples may be affected. According to the World Health Organization, one in every 4 couples in developing countries have been found to be affected by infertility. Infertility is very common and of great burden.
Under normal circumstances, ordinary casual sex may get a woman pregnant, but when the issue of infertility comes in, we then look more into probable inadequacy of one or two factors necessary for fertility. Apart from many causes of infertility, lack of knowledge of conditions necessary for fertility may be a contributing factor. In my course of training as a medical doctor, I have seen a woman looking forward to get pregnant yet taking oral contraceptives and this may be funny, yes, I have also seen a woman who has sex once a month (only when her husband comes home) who is also looking for a child. A couple looking forward to conceiving must in all fact consider this list.
1. Adequate and Regular intercourse. Intercourse is said to be adequate if it occurs at least 2-3 times a week.
2. Unprotected intravaginal sex: there's no how pregnancy can occur in a protected sex, again the penis must really be inside the vagina the act must be followed by the man depositing right inside the vagina.
3. Living under the same roof. You are more likely to have regular sex if you are under same roof with your partner. Living in different states or countries may be a negative factor in journey or fertility.
4. Regular menstrual flow: monthly flow from a woman is a pointer to possibility of a healthy womb and ovary. It may signify ovulation especially if the monthly flow is accompanied by slight lower abdominal pain.
5. NO intake of any drug that is against getting pregnant. No to contraception .
6. NO detrimental pre (use of lubricant) or post intercourse activity. Some people douch after sex this can interrupt the sperm migration.
Note this, On the average, 25% of couples conceive after 1 month of regular intercourse, 60% in 6 months, 75% in 9 months, 80% in 1 year and 90% in 18 months. This can explain why some people get pregnant almost immediately after marriage while others may have to wait under normal circumstances. Infertility becomes evident if there is no conception after 2 years of regular unprotected intravaginal intercourse.
The list above and the short note apply more to those wishing to achieve fertility through sexual intercourse. The World Health Organization is currently working on releasing a definition of infertility to accommodate those who wish to be a parent via other means excluding sexual intercourse and are unable to do so under reproductive health rights. Example of this means is invo or in-vitro fertilization and artificial insemination.
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