### condition:

Infertility
* Most infertility causes acute pain
  - psychological pain
  - sudden pain
* Some infertility affects man women
  - enhances survival
  - is caused by imbalances
* Some infertility results from infection
  - persistent infection
  - tract infection
* affects about one in six couples of child-bearing age
  - ten people
  - two million American men
  - as many as ten percent of American couples
  - both the male and female partners equally
  - couples as individuals and as partners in a marriage
  - males and females in equal numbers
* affects men and women about equality
* affects one in five couples today
  - seven couples and affects both men and women
  - up to one in every five U.S. couples
* also includes the inability to carry a pregnancy to the delivery of a live baby
  - is common
* appears to be a growing problem in the United States.
* bigger problem than most people realise.
* can also occur if the fallopian tubes are partially blocked or even slightly damaged.
* can be a major crisis because the important life goal of parenthood is threatened
  - result of testicular torsion
  - an extremely frustrating and emotional issue for couples
  - devastating and frightening for a couple who want a child
  - due to a number of factors such as age, past diseases, or low sperm count
  - either temporary or, in a small percentage of cases, permanent
  - involve in both sexes
  - just as stigmatizing to day as it was in previous days
  - cause emotional suffering to couples who want to have children
  - create tension in a couple's relationship
  - dampen the flames of passion in any relationship
* can lead to depression
  - severe stress and tension in a relationship
* can occur at any time throughout a person's sexual lifetime
  - to anyone
  - when the adhesions attach to the ovaries or fallopian tubes
  - without a single noticeable symptom
  - result in sows and the high fevers can cause abortions
  - take various forms and the reasons for it can be complex
  - threaten adult status and sexual identity
  - distress and distress seems to influence the outcome of infertility treatment
* common disease that is often complicated by multiple factors
  - health problem in men and women
* common problem among men with spinal cord injury
* complex disease and is often due to numerous factors.
* couple's problem.
* crisis for the infertile couple that permeates every aspect of their lives.
* deficient fertility.
* devastating disease that affects people physically as well as emotionally.
* disease of the reproductive system that prevents the conception of children
  - or condition of the reproductive system
* disease that affects approximately one in ten couples worldwide
  - the normal function of the reproductive system
  - with safe, proven and effective medical treatments available
* equally affects both men and women.
* family issue that can stem from many causes.
* follows infection and abortion.
* frequent consequence of endometrosis.
* happens as a result of testicular involvement, and the breasts become enlarged.
* has a number of causes, some of which are easily remedied
  - wide range of causes
  - social as well as physical consequences
* hits about age thirty-nine, then increases after forty.
* increases with age.
* is also the inability to carry a pregnancy to full term.
* is an emotional devastating disease
  - illness
  - increasing problem all over the globe
* is an increasing problem in our society
* is another area where ultrasound has been applied increasingly
  - common result of endometriosis
  - potentially catastrophic condition for many couples
  - clearly a physical impairment that substantially limits the ability to reproduce
* is common and distressing
  - with severe thyroid disorders
* is defined by doctors as the inability to conceive after one year of trying
  - differently depending on the woman's age
  - diagnosed after an infertility workup
  - discussed in addition to various gynecologic diseases
  - easy to recognise whilst breastfeeding
  - failure to achieve a pregnancy after one year of unprotected intercourse
  - fairly common, and about one out of every six couples is infertile at any given time
  - impairment of a normal, physiologic function
  - nature's way of controlling population
  - never easy, and achieving a live birth is never guaranteed
  - nobody's fault, but some couples are more susceptible than others
  - noted by either a brownish discoloration or by molding
  - often reversable
* is one of the big tip-offs of endometriosis
  - most serious complications of sexually transmitted diseases
  - primarily a female problem
  - principally a concern of younger men, although there can be exceptions
  - rare but is sometimes caused by boars and sows being too fat
  - similar to the grieving process of losing a loved one
  - the failure to conceive after one year of unprotected intercourse
* is the inability to become pregnant after a year of unprotected intercourse
* is the inability to conceive a child after a year of trying
  - child despite trying for one year
  - get pregnant after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse
  - have a baby without medical treatment
  - lack of conception after twelve months of unprotected intercourse
  - most common result of untreated chlamydia
  - ultimate result of chronic inflammation in the male or female genital tract
  - therefore a major threat to a woman in Gambia
  - uncommon with newer chemotherapy regimens
  - unprotected, regular intercourse for one year without becoming pregnant
* lack of conception after one year of unprotected intercourse.
* major concern of farm animal managers.
* medical problem.
* medically recognized disease.
* medically-recognized disease.
* occurs almost equally in men and women.
* occurs in about a third of affected women
  - virtually all males
* possible result of an untreated infection.
* problem for many couples who long to be parents
  - one of every six couples
* profound loss.
* seems to happen in women and men almost equally
  - have a role in increasing the risk of both ovarian and endometrial cancer
* treatable disease.
* very common disease
  - complicated disease
  - expensive area of medicine and often attempts fail
* woman's problem.
* year of regular intercourse without getting pregnant.
+ Fertility: Biology
  * As a measure, 'fertility rate' is the number of children born per couple, person or population. This is different to fecundity. In the English language, the term was originally applied only to females, but increasingly is applied to males as well, as common understanding of reproductive mechanisms increases and the importance of the male role is better known. Infertility is a deficient fertility.