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What are the warning signs of infertility?

Infertility is a problem for couples who want to have children. It can occur for many reasons. It begins to be found at the age of 35 years and can be found in both women and men. Many factors can be observed, such as couples who have been trying to have a child for more than a year and still haven't gotten pregnant. or health problems from the female or male side.

Signs of infertility in women

Irregular menstruation

• Women, observe for yourself whether your menstruation is regular or not. Write down your period to see if it comes on time or not.
• A good menstrual period should be 21-35 days. If it is shorter or longer than this, it is considered abnormal.
• The number of days of menstruation that is abnormally long or longer than 7 days is considered abnormal.
• Have severe menstrual pain

"Because the disease that we often encounter with these symptoms is “Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome” (PCOS)."

Increasing age

• Group of women older than 35 years because ovarian function will decrease. And it will decrease even more when you are older than 40 years.

Body weight

• Among women, being overweight or underweight causes difficulty in having children.

• You can calculate your “body mass index” or BMI using the formula: weight (kg) divided by height (m)². If a BMI is less than 18, it is considered too thin and a BMI greater than 30 is considered too fat. BMI should be controlled. within appropriate criteria

  

​​​​​​​Lifestyle

• You should eat it to benefit. Focus on eating foods that are low in sugar. Low carbohydrates, high protein, such as protein from meat, fish, beans, tofu, etc.

• Avoid smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages. This is because smoking and drinking alcohol have a bad effect on a woman's eggs. and your man's sperm

• It is recommended to sleep before 10:00 p.m. because you want Growth Hormone to be secreted to repair various cells in the body. This will improve the quality of eggs and sperm.

  

​​​​​​​Women who have a history of surgery

• Women who have had abdominal surgery such as hysterectomy, ovarian surgery, or fallopian tube surgery These surgeries can cause adhesions to tighten the fallopian tubes. Or surgery on the ovaries may result in loss of ovarian tissue. Decreases ovarian hormones or decreased egg production.

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Signs of infertility in men

Semen has a small amount

• Men who have little semen or have problems with ejaculation of semen.

Erection of the penis

• Men who have difficulty erecting their penis. or does not harden.

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Men who have a history of illness or surgery

• Men who have ever had testicular infection or have had surgery in the scrotal area

• Men who have previously had a sexually transmitted infection​​​​​​​

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If you find these signs of problems You should consult a doctor quickly to receive accurate and appropriate advice. Therefore, it can help increase your chances of curing infertility. and increase the chance of pregnancy

By Assoc.Prof. Matchuporn Sukprasert​​​​​​​