Infertility

Infertility is defined as failure to conceive within one or more years of regular unprotected sex.

Responsible

Both male and female may be responsible.

Male’s Factors

Factors responsible in male for infertility are defective sperms formation, obstruction in channels carrying sperms, failure to deposit sperms high in female vagina and errors in the seminal fluids.

Male’s Evaluation

Evaluation of male needs physical examination, semen analysis and hormonal test.

Male’s Treatment

Treatment of male involves improvement of general health, avoiding certain medications, medication to treat specific causes, management by surgeries and assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

Female’s Factors

Factors responsible for female infertility are ovulation problems, fallopian tubes damage, uterus pathology and risk factors.

Female’s Evaluation

Evaluation of female needs physical examination, sonography, hormonal test, hystero /sonosalpingography and endoscopy.

Female’s Treatment

Treatment of female includes fertility restoration drugs, surgeries, assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Intrauterine insemination (IUI).

Invitro fertilization (IVF).

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

IUI

IUI is a procedure in which a catheter is inserted through the cervix into the uterus to deposit sperms directly.

IVF

IVF is a process by which many eggs are stimulated by drugs, eggs are fertilized by sperms outside the body. Fertilized eggs are again put in the uterus.

ICSI

ICSI is the most successful form of treatment. It requires one sperm which is directly injected into the egg. Fertilized egg is then put into the uterus.