1. Definition: Not being able to get pregnant after one
2. Causes:
c. Risk factors:
a. Age
b. Smoking
c. Excessive alcohol use
d. Extreme weight gain or loss
e. Excessive stress
4. Diagnosis:
a. Semen analysis
b. Tubal evaluation
c. Ovarian reserve testing
5. Treatment: depends on causes and situations
a. Possible pharmacological treatments in women
i. Clomiphene citrate (Clomid)
ii. Human menopausal gonadotropin or hMG (Repronex, Pergonal)
iii. Follicle stimulating hormone or FSH (Gonal-F, Follistim)
iv. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (Gn-RH)
v. Bromocriptine (Parlodel)
vi. Treatments in male can be medical, surgical or assisted reproductive therapies depending on causes
f. More information:
i. The National Infertility Association
ii. MedlinePlus Infertility:
g. Reference:
- http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/infertility/
- http://www.uptodate.com.jerome.stjohns.edu:81/contents/treatment-of-male-infertility?source=see_link#H6
- http://www.uptodate.com.jerome.stjohns.edu:81/contents/5448?search=Fertility+treatment&source=graphics_search&imageKey=OBGYN/73570#graphicRef73570
