Male and Female Infertility Symptoms

The inability of a couple to conceive is the main symptom of infertility. It is known that the causes of infertility are due to women as well as men in the same percentage.

Sometimes infertility in men can have as symptoms changes in their hair growth, hormonal problems, problems with their sexual functions. On the other hand infertile women may have as symptom irregular menstrual periods. Usually couples who try to have a baby for the first time experience a series of emotional reactions.

Female symptoms

In some cases the infertility symptoms (physical symptoms) aren’t obvious. Sometimes infertile women don’t have physical symptoms and this isn’t a good thing because, even though they are uncomfortable, these symptoms help your doctor to determine the infertility cause and to establish a diagnosis faster. A woman should know her body very well and she should pay attention at it especially when she’s trying to have a baby because physical symptoms like pelvic pain, irregular periods, chronic acne, weight gain, the absence of menstruation are signs that should be told to her doctor. He could help her and her partner to accomplish their desire of having a baby.

Here are the main symptoms that can lead to female infertility divided in 5 categories: (LEARN MORE)

1) Hormonal symptoms- Due to the fact that the release of mature eggs (ovulation) depends on the hormones, a hormonal imbalance can be related to an infertility problem. Bellow you can find some symptoms that follow the changes produced in the hormonal level.

Basal Body Temperature (BBT) is the body’s temperature while it’s resting. During the cycle women suffer hormonal changes that result in changes of the body’s temperature. The BBT is taken in the morning before rising up and it offers information about hormonal changes that take place during the period of ovulation. A doctor can establish by BBT if the woman is ovulating or not. If the BBT isn’t normal the doctor should consider other diagnosis such as:

Male symptoms

Sometimes man can have physical symptoms that might indicate a diagnosis of infertility, but some men may not experience any symptom. Sometimes the gain or loss of a man’s weight can be the cause of infertility. It is advisable to consult your doctor at the first infertility symptoms because he could help you to resolve this problem. Here are some symptoms that can lead to male infertility. They are separated in two categories depending on the way they manifest. (LEARN MORE)

1) Infections. Usually the effect of an infection is minimal, but if we’re talking about the STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), it might be a cause for male infertility.

Chlamydia is a disease that can do serious damage leading to infertility if it’s not treated on time.