Infertility is a medical problem, which does not happen to do a pregnancy after intercourse couples without contraception for one year. In women over 35 years, time becomes shorter, which is 6 months.

There's a popular misconception, which says that infertility is a female problem. This should begin to be straightened. According to The National Infertility Association, about 35 per cent of infertility problems come from men, 35 percent of women, and the rest from both parties, or for reasons unexplained. Therefore, if you are not getting pregnant, both husband and wife must be the same conduct. Very unfair to accuse her husband or her parents as parties who have deficiencies.

There are many things that cause pregnancy did not occur. There is due to infection, lifestyle, age, innate factors, or other factors that are not clear. But basically there are some things that cause infertility:

Abnormalities of ovulation, namely the failure to consistently ovulate, or capable of producing fertilized eggs, which occurs in about a quarter of cases of female infertility.
Tract abnormalities. Oviduct to the uterus is blocked, or damaged, which caused the occurrence of adhesion due to infection in the past (usually due to sexually transmitted diseases / STDs).
Cervical problem. Cervical mucus that is needed to help "drive" the sperm into the egg cell must fit: not too thin, too thick, or too sour.
Abnormalities content. Layers may not be thick enough so the eggs can be embedded. Alternatively, you may have endometriosis, which for reasons that are unclear, the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, so the possibility of weakening the movement of eggs through a funnel into the uterus or causing hormonal chaos.
Male factors, which include low sperm count (less than 40-80 million when issued semen), a weak sperm quality, sperm motion less agile, or even the absence of sperm. In addition there are also problems with the quality of the semen of men, or an infection.

At the age of 20, you have a 20-25 percent chance to get pregnant every month. At the age of 40, probably 10-15 percent drops. On the other hand, because he continually produce new sperm (every day), age does not affect fertility.

But there are other factors that could affect the fertility of men. Men who suffer from PMS is likely to experience blockage that prevents sperm joined with liquid cement. Another man may be born without a connecting channel, or experiencing infertility is genetic. Also do not forget lifestyle: alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, or eating low-nutrient (especially zinc), generally also have low sperm counts or sperm are formed abnormally.

We recommend that couples begin to alert about the problem of infertility is when:

• Irregular menstrual cycle, which is a sign that ovulation is not regular.
• You have a history of pelvic infection or inflammation.
• You are not pregnant after two years, although the basic examination shows that you are normal.

When to see a doctor?
Although there is "time limit" is a marker of infertility (as mentioned at the beginning), you do not have to wait so long to decide to see a doctor, especially if you are aged over 35 years. Because there are a number of checks to be carried out by doctors, and it This will take time.

For starters, your obstetrician will check your basal body temperature (the temperature of your body in the morning), or using ovulation predictor can be done alone at home, every day for three months. This is to see if you ovulate regularly. Then you will be advised to HSG (histerosalpingografi), checks to see if there is obstruction Fallopian tubes, or do a blood viscosity (ACA), and others. Every period, you also have to undergo ultrasound (through the stomach or directly into a) to examine egg maturation. In the meantime, you also will continue to take fertility drugs.

Husband, usually will be asked to undergo examination and sperm quality semen analysis in the laboratory. Make sure that the urologist did have a specialization in the field of male infertility," advises Theresa Venet Grant, president of INCIID (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination). If found the cause, the husband will be given medication according to his problems.

These checks can take many months, for years. Some of the tests was also caused discomfort or pain in their body organs. So, it would be nice if the husband accompanied his wife when undergoing various tests as a form of support.