Infertility
A case of infertility occurs when a couple fails to conceive after one year of regular, unprotected intercourse.
The Altamedica center analyzes female and male infertility, looking for its cause and helping the couple on a therapeutic path aimed at achieving pregnancy.
Below we will list the possible causes of male and female infertility.
Male infertility
Male infertility is defined as when a man has reduced reproductive capacity. This is a more common condition than people think; in fact, it affects about one in ten men .
Male infertility: symptoms
Male infertility has no specific symptoms, except in very rare cases, such as in the presence of varicocele, which can cause testicular pain or heaviness.
Male infertility causes
The causes of male infertility can be traced to the following diseases:
- Varicocele
- Male hypogonadisms
- Disorders of sexual differentiation and Transsexualism
- Pubertal and growth disorders
- Gynecomastia
- Erectile deficiency and other diseases of the Penis (La Peyronie’s disease, etc.).
- Pathologies of ejaculation/orgasm
- Couple infertility
- Cryptorchidism
- Male sexuality disorders
- Andrological prevention
- Azoospermia
ALTAMEDICA Assisted Reproductive Center also includes the study, prevention, diagnosis and possible treatment and/or surgery for male infertility.
The initial visit is performed by an andrologist who is part of the PMA team.
Female infertility
Female infertility: symptoms
Causes of female infertility
The causes of female infertility are related to the following factors:
- Hormonal alterations (anovulatory cycles, polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS, primary and secondary amenorrhea);
- Tubal factor
- Uterine malformations
- Age of the patient
- Systemic or genetic diseases
- Cervical abnormalities
- Endometriosis
- Vaginismus
Essential for the diagnosis of female infertility is a thorough gynecological examination that gathers a careful history of the patient and her family history.
At our Altamedica Center, in addition to consultation with the specialist, instrumental investigations and diagnostic tests such as:
- Hormone assays
- Pelvic ultrasound
- 3d ultrasound
- Sonohysterosalpingography (echo)
- Isterosalpingography
- Hysteroscopy
- Endometrial biopsy
- Post Coital Test
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