Infertility vs. Sterility
Causes in Men
Causes in Women
Treatments
Miscellaneous
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What is the difference between infertility and sterility?
Infertility: reduced or lost ability to conceive. This can be temporary or permanent. Sterility: the inability to conceive or carry a child. This is indefinitely permanent.
100
True or False: The type of underwear that a man wears will affect his fertility.
FALSE
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What are the three main reasons for female infertility?
1. Ovulation Problems 2. Structural Problems 3. Unknown Reasons
100
What are possible treatments for unexplained infertility in women?
Hormone injections Insemination (artificial) In vitro
100
True or False: Men and women are equally subject to having fertility problems.
True
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What is the difference between primary sterility and secondary sterility?
Primary sterility occurs when a couple is unable to conceive a child after a year. Secondary sterility occurs when a couple is unable to have a second child.
200
What are the two general causes of male infertility?
1. Low sperm count 2. Blockage
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What are the three main causes for Fallopian tube damages?
1. Pelvic inflammatory disease 2. Surgery 3. Pelvic tuberculosis
200
What is a treatment for endometriosis?
Laparoscopic surgery
200
True or False: In vitro fertilization is a simple, cost-effective procedure for infertile couples.
False; Expensive, complicated, and painful.
300
Would a vasectomy lead to a man becoming infertile or sterile?
Infertility. This is a form of artificial infertility that allows for a man to become unable to release sperm; this process is also reversible.
300
How does swelling of the veins that drain the testicles cause infertility in men?
Prevents cooling of the testicles.
300
What does PCOS stand for?
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome This is the most common cause of female infertility.
300
What is treatment for disease of the Fallopian tubes?
Surgery
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What is the average fertility rate in America?
63 births per 1000 women ages 15-44
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If one is infertile, is one indefinitely also sterile?
No: Up to 15% of all couples are infertile, but only 1% to 2% are sterile.
400
What do chemicals like Benzene and Toluene cause?
Low sperm count.
400
What is hypothalamic dysfunction?
The disruption of the two hormones, FSH and LH, which are the hormones responsible for stimulating ovulation.
400
What is the most recommended treatment for male infertility?
Insemination
400
Does a man's fertility decrease with age?
Yes; men have a biological fertility clock just like women do.
500
True or False: Causes of infertility and sterility is strictly related to the reproductive system.
Infertility may be due to certain abnormalities that might not be related to the reproductive system. Sterility is, however, restricted to the reproductive system like damaged ovaries or varicose veins in the testicles.
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What is swelling of the testes called?
Orchitis aka didymitis.
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What is called when extra tissue from the uterus grows in other locations?
Endometriosis
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True or False: New infertility treatment can grow sperm from skin cells.
True.
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Do all birth control pills affect a woman's fertility?
No
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