Trying To Conceive:
Common Fertility Problems Couples Have When Trying To Become Pregnant
This page can help you identify what some of the more common fertility problems are that couples face when trying to conceive, and also provide you with some answers to help speed the pregnancy process up for you.
If you can identify what might be stopping you, it may provide you with the key to getting you on the track to conceiving. That's because if you know what your fertility problem is, you can find ways to fix it or work with it to better your odds of conception.
The good news for you is most women or men who have fertility problems go on to have the beautiful baby they dream of.
Before you read through the most common reasons couples have trouble conceiving, check out this short video about one of the biggest factors in infertility for couples today:
Some of the most common infertility problems:
Progesterone and your Luteal Phase
Progesterone, the hormone you need to sustain a pregnancy, is a one of the more common problems women experience when trying to conceive, and unfortunately without progesterone a woman cannot stay pregnant.
It should elevate over the course of your second half of your cycle, and if you are pregnant it will continue to elevate past the time you normally get your period.
If you are trying to conceive, find out how your progesterone levels might affect your ability to become pregnant and discover what you can do to improve your situation.
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Pregnancy
Multiple Scleroris (MS) is an unpredictable disease and another common problem for women trying to conceive.
Because this diseas is so unpredictable and can change from month to month, it does make it harder for women to plan ahead too. This makes deciding to try for a child a big decision and often one that can be wrought with alot of anxiety.
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Polycystic ovaries, or PCOS, is another common problem in women
trying to conceive. Alot of women have polycystic ovaries, but may be
unaware.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS is one of the biggest fertility problems affecting fertility in women.
PCOS arises as a result of an over-production of androgen hormones by the ovaries and/or the adrenal glands. PCOS causes problems with female ovulation, sometimes leading to infertility.
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Endometriosis
Endometriosis is another common gynecological disorder associated with infertility.
Endometriosis strikes many women during their reproductive years and has been reported to affect up to 20% of pre menopausal women in America trying to conceive.
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Ovulation Problems
If you are having problems with ovulation, it might mean that your
ovaries aren’t releasing an egg each month. And if they aren’t doing
that, you have no chance of an egg being fertilised for conception.
Ovulation problems are also another big factor affecting women's chances of falling pregnant.
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Hormonal Imbalances
Did you know having a hormonal imbalance is the top reason why most couples having trouble falling pregnant can’t conceive?
Usually the hormones that are most important for conception are the ones that come into play in your luteal phase, that is, the second half of your cycle.
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Poor Egg Quality
Eventually all women will have poor egg quality.
This is because we are born with all of our eggs, and over time as we shed them we have less and less.
Your eggs will decline in quality the older you get, it’s only natural and it’s something that is expected to happen. Some women will have poorer egg quality at an early age, there are factors that may weigh into this.
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Blocked Or Damaged Fallopian Tubes
Your fallopian tubes are responsible for transporting the egg from
the ovaries to your uterus, but when they become blocked or damaged,
this can greatly impede fertility.
This common conception problem happens to about a third of women who are trying to conceive.
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Cancer Treatment (chemotherapy)
Treatment for cancer using chemotherapy can actually hinder your ability to conceive.
Unfortunately though, cancer is something you can’t avoid having treatment for. It can affect both men and women in different ways.
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Semen Allergy
It’s not just women who can be allergic to semen, men can be allergic to their own semen too.
Within half an hour, a woman who is allergic to semen might start having a reaction… just like you would if you were allergic to peanuts.
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Unexplained Fertility Problems
Out of couples having trouble trying to conceive, about 10 to 15% will have unexplained infertility.
This doesn’t mean that the diagnosis to your reasons for infertility is hopeless, it just means that if you don’t know why you can’t fall pregnant after a year of trying, and you haven’t been given a reason yet, then you have unexplained infertility.
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Obesity
Unfortunately carrying too much weight on your body, especially
around your waist can cause problems for you trying to conceive.
Not only that but it can cause further complications during pregnancy, and even at birth.
Obese women are actually becoming recognised as a high risk category and reason for having infertility.
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Age Related Infertility
Unfortunately for women, age does impact on your ability to conceive.
The average age a woman is most fertile is around the age of 27, after that, your fertility levels (and eggs) start declining.
On average your fertility is quite good until the age of 35, after that it dramatically takes a dip.
Of course, this is on average, it can differ from woman to woman. Some 45 year olds may have much better fertility than a 25 year old. But eventually we all lose our eggs.
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High Or Low FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)
FSH, or follicle stimulating hormone, is one of the most important hormones as part of your reproductive health.
Follicle stimulating hormone, as the name suggests, stimulates the female ovaries to produce a mature egg for fertilization.
A doctor can usually tell you by measuring your FSH about the quality of your eggs and if your chances of pregnancy will be successful.
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Antral Follicles
If you will ever need assisted fertility treatment, such as IVF, you
will have a better chance at conception if you have plenty of antral
follicles.
When you age, you have less eggs (primordial follicles) remaining, therefore there are fewer antral follicles to be found on an ultrasound.
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STD's and Infections
STD’s and infections can actually render you infertile, but did you
know that most of the diseases and infections if treated won’t prevent
you from being able to fall pregnant?
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Thyroid Problems
Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped organ that lies across the cartilage of your neck above the collar bone.
The thyroid stimulates your metabolism and along with the parathyroid glands (beside or near thyroid) controls the body’s circulating calcium levels.
People can come into trouble with their thyroid, but if thyroid problems are left untreated and undiagnosed they can actually cause infertility.
If you suspect you may be having a thyroid problem you can go to your doctor and have your thyroid tested.
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Combination of Varying Fertility Problems
When both the man and the woman have fertility problems or when one
partner has multiple fertility problems, then the couple is said to have
“combination” fertility problems.
If you are a person or part of a couple experiencing multiple fertility problems, you will understand how frustrating and exasperating it can be.
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Uterine Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during your childbearing years.
Also called fibromyomas, leiomyomas or myomas, uterine fibroids aren't associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer and almost never develop into cancer, but can cause problems with fertility.
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Polyps
You might have an endometrial polyp or a polyp in your uterus that is
preventing you from either becoming pregnant, or staying pregnant. Some
polyps, if large enough can even cause miscarrying.
If you are worried you might have an endometrial polyp, check out this page which will inform you of diagnosis and treatment.
Crohn's Disease
Women who have crohn’s disease and do fall pregnant, usually have a
successful pregnancy, however there’s a few ways crohn’s disease can
affect their fertility rate.
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Male Fertility Problems
Men also have many different reasons for experiencing infertility.
Mainly men come into problems when it is something affecting their sperm – that is, the quality, the quantity, the way they are shaped, the way they move and so forth.
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