Infertility
Infertility: Introduction
Infertility:
Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive a child despite
trying for one year. The condition affects about 5.3 million Americans, or
9 percent ... more about Infertility.
Infertility: The inability to produce offspring.
More detailed information about the symptoms,
causes, and treatments of Infertility is available below.
Symptoms of Infertility
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symptoms of Infertility
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Infertility:
- Home STD Testing
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- Fertility-related Home Testing:
- Male Fertility Tests
- Menopause: Related Home Testing:
- Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
- Sexuality & Libido: Home Testing:
- Liver Health & Hepatitis: Home Testing
- Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
- more tests...»
Infertility: Complications
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Medical Textbooks Online about Infertility
Medical Books Excerpts
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
- "Handbook of Diseases" (2003)
- "Handbook of Diseases" (2003)
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Diagnostic Tests for Infertility
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diagnostic tests for Infertility
Wrongly Diagnosed with Infertility?
Infertility: Self Assessment Tools
Infertility: Medical Mistakes
Infertility: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
Misdiagnosis and Infertility
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Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast rash
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Undiagnosed celiac disease in pregnancy harms fetus: The failure
to diagnose the common but less known digestive disease celiac disease (see symptoms of...read more »
Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status
can affect her level of fertility.
Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce...read more »
Pelvic inflammtory disease due to STD's: Pelvic inflammory disease is a general term to describe an inflammation of the uterus and fallopian tubes. It occurs as a serious complication due to sexually...read more »
Coarctation of aorta in Turner's syndrome: Turner syndrome is a sex
chromosomal abnormality due to the presence of only one X chromosome occurring in
newborn females. The genetic profile is 45 chromosomes of XO...read more »
Subtle changes in hypothroidism can be missed: The early changes in hypothyroidism are subtle
and can be misdiagnosed especially if only a single symptom is dominant. Hence
the list of conditions from which it has to be differentiated from...read more »
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Infertility: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Infertility
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for medical facilities in specialties related to Infertility:
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Choosing the Best Hospital:
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on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
Infertility: Rare Types
Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:
Causes of Infertility
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Treatments for Infertility
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Videos for Infertility
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Reseach about Infertility
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Clinical Trials for Infertility
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Infertility include:
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Clinical Trials for Infertility
Statistics for Infertility
Types of Infertility
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Curable Types of Infertility
Possibly curable types of Infertility include:
- Diabetes mellitus related infertility
- Polycystic ovarian disease related infertility
- Thyroid disorders related infertility
- Hyperprolactinemia related infertility
- Adrenal disease related infertility
- Pelvic inflammatory disease related infertility
- more types...»
Rare Types of Infertility:
Rare types of Infertility include:
- Hemochromatosis related infertility
- Kallmann syndrome related infertility
- Pesticides related infertility
- Hypopituitarism related infertility
- Hyperprolactinemia related infertility
- more types...»
Stories from Users Related to Infertility
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Article Excerpts about Infertility
Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive a child despite
trying for one year. The condition affects about 5.3 million Americans, or
9 percent of the reproductive age population, according to the American
Society for Reproductive Medicine. (Source: excerpt from Infertility: NWHIC)
Definitions of Infertility:
The diminished or absent ability to conceive or produce an offspring while sterility is the complete inability to conceive or produce an offspring.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
The state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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