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the inability of a couple to conceive and reproduce. Infertility is defined as the failure to conceive after one year of regular intercourse without contraception or the inability of a woman to carry ...
reproductive system disease
At least 10 percent of couples experience infertility, and deficiencies of sperm production in the male are the causal factor in about one-third of all cases. The common causes of male infertility ...
infertility
Female infertility may be caused by ovulatory, cervical, and uterine factors, as well as by advanced age. Repeated abortions followed by dilatation and curettage (dilation of the cervix and scraping ...
infertility
The causes of male infertility include problems with sperm production, blockage of the sperm-delivery system, the presence of antibodies against sperm, testicular injury, anatomic abnormalities, and ...
contraception
IUDs are plastic or metal objects in a variety of shapes that are implanted inside the uterus. How they work is unclear, though researchers suspect that they cause a mild inflammation of the ...
infertility
Uterine fibroids (also called uterine leiomyomata), which occur in one in every four or five American women, are benign tumours that originate from the smooth muscle cells within the muscular wall of ...
pelvic inflammatory disease
general acute inflammation of the pelvic cavity in women, caused by bacterial infection of the cervix, uterus, ovaries, or fallopian tubes. The disease is most often transmitted by sexual intercourse ...
gynecological examination
procedures aimed at assessing the health of a woman's reproductive system. The general examination usually makes use of a speculum for a view of the vagina and cervix. More specialized procedures ...
diagnosis
More than 10 percent of couples in the United States have difficulty establishing a pregnancy. In addition to obtaining a complete history, performing a physical examination of both partners, and ...
Wabag
town on the island of New Guinea, north-central Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Situated on the Lai River at an elevation of 6,000 feet (1,830 m), it was first visited by Europeans in ...
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