Infertility

Question 1

What is the difference between primary and secondary infertility?

Answer 1

Primary infertility is when someone who has never had a baby before cannot have a baby
Secondary infertility is when someone who has already had a baby (or abortion or ectopic pregnancy) cannot have a baby

Question 2

What percentage of couples conceive after a year of having regular(3-4x a week) unprotected sex?

Answer 2

Eighty five percent

Question 3

How many couples in the uk have difficulty conceiving?

Answer 3

3.5 million about 1 in 7 couples

Question 4

What are the main causes of subfertility?

Answer 4

Factors in the male
Unexplained 
Ovulatory disorders
Uterine defects
Tubular defects
Other- coital problems or concurrent health problems

Question 5

What are the male causes of subfertility?

Answer 5

Endocrine,
Congenital
Genetic
Antispermatic agents
Vascular
Obstructive
Coital problems

Question 6

What are the three groups of ovulatory disorders?

Answer 6

Hypothalamic pituitary failure
Hypothalamic pituitary ovarian dysfunction
Ovarian failure- e.g. turners syndrome

Question 7

What are uterine/ peritoneal disorders?

Answer 7

Uterine fibroids
Asherman syndrome
Endometriosis
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Previous surgery
Cervical stenosis
Mullerian development problems

Question 8

What are tubal damage causes of infertility?

Answer 8

Endometriosis
Ectopic pregnancy
Pelvic surgery
Past pelvic infection