Fertility issues News

Various fertility issues can affect both men and women. For women, conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, and blocked fallopian tubes can contribute to fertility challenges. Symptoms of these conditions may include irregular periods, pelvic pain, and hormonal imbalances.

Reproductive health problems can steal a couple's peace of mind and fertility treatment is time bound and couples should not delay the treatment. Here is a list of health tests that every man and woman must get for optimal reproductive health.

Infertility may be caused by a number of different factors, in either the male or female reproductive systems Smoking, as well as drinking, lowers the number of sperm in males and results in infertility Two of the leading causes of male infertility, especially in urban India, are stress and obesity

Infertility has become a silent epidemic in India, and must be effectively tackled, said doctors on World IVF Day on Tuesday.  

Typical symptoms of endometriosis include painful menstruation, pain in the pelvic area, difficult or painful sexual intercourse, and difficulty getting pregnant Correct diagnosis is often delayed by around seven years Surgery has traditionally been the ‘gold standard’ for diagnosing the condition and classifying the type of endometriosis

A researcher from George Washington University is exploring the possibility of using a new technique for human reproduction and its ethical and practical implications.