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• Infertility means not being able to become pregnant after a year of trying. If a woman can get pregnant but keeps having miscarriages or stillbirths, that's also called infertility.

• Infertility means you cannot get pregnant (conceive).

• There are two types of infertility:

  • Primary infertility refers to couples who have not become pregnant after at least 1 year having sex without using birth control methods.
  • Secondary infertility refers to couples who have been able to get pregnant at least once, but now are unable.

FEMALE INFERTILITY

Female infertility may occur when:

  • A fertilized egg or embryo does not survive once it attaches to the lining of the womb (uterus)
  • The fertilized egg does not attach to the lining of the uterus
  • The eggs cannot move from the ovaries to the womb
  • The ovaries have problems producing eggs

Female infertility may be caused by:

  • Autoimmune disorders, such as antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
  • Birth defects that affect the reproductive tract
  • Cancer or tumor
  • Clotting disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Drinking too much alcohol
  • Exercising too much
  • Eating disorders or poor nutrition
  • Growths (such as fibroids or polyps) in the uterus and cervix
  • Medicines such as chemotherapy drugs
  • Hormone imbalances
  • Obesity
  • Older age
  • Ovarian cysts and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
  • Pelvic infection or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  • Scarring from sexually transmitted infection, abdominal surgery or endometriosis
  • Smoking
  • Surgery to prevent pregnancy (tubal ligation) or failure of tubal ligation reversal (reanastomisis)
  • Thyroid disease

MALE INFERTILITY

Male infertility may be due to:

  • Decreased number of sperm
  • Blockage that prevents the sperm from being released
  • Defects in the sperm

Male infertility can be caused by:

  • Birth defects
  • Cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation
  • Exposure to high heat for prolonged periods
  • Heavy use of alcohol, marijuana, or cocaine
  • Hormone imbalance
  • Impotence
  • Infection
  • Medicines such as cimetidine, spironolactone, and nitrofurantoin
  • Obesity
  • Older age
  • Retrograde ejaculation
  • Scarring from sexually transmitted infections, injury, or surgery
  • Smoking
  • Toxins in the environment
  • Vasectomy or failure of vasectomy reversal

• Obstetrical nurses perform postoperative care on a surgical unit, stress test evaluations, cardiac monitoring, vascular monitoring, and health assessments.