Please note that our Clinic operates by appointment only, but you are most welcome to come in and ask for free advice. Inability to conceive Inability to conceive after at least a year of regular sexual intercourse without the use of contraceptives, can be due to causes that lie either in the man or the woman or both. Identification of the underlying causes is the key to successful treatment. Infertility can often occur in women who have a history of conceiving and then losing the baby before the foetus is old enough to support itself outside the womb.
Infertility can be either temporary or, in a small percentage of cases, permanent.
Male Infertility Sperm count . The most common cause in men is no sperm or a low sperm count. This may be caused by numerous factors including an infection after puberty which was accompanied by a high fever, undescended testicles, taking certain drugs, trauma to the testicles, or exposure to large amounts of X-ray. For the most part however, a low sperm count tends to be related to more easily reversible conditions. A long illness or a chronic infection may lower general health, as could poor diet, strenuous physical exercise, lack of exercise, smoking and drinking, obesity, overwork, tension and fatigue.