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INFERTILITYDR AKINWUNMI LOUIS AKINWUNTANM.B;B.S (Ib), MHS (Pop & RH), FMCOG (Nig), FWACS
OBSTETRICIAN/GYNAECOLOGIST
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INTRODUCTION
• Infertility– Inability to conceive after one year of
unprotected intercourse (6 months for women over 35?)–Primary or Secondary
• Fertility–Ability to conceive
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STATISTICS• 80% of couples will conceive within 1
year of unprotected intercourse
• ~86% will conceive within 2 years
• ~14-20% of US couples are infertile by definition (~3 million couples)
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ORIGIN….
–Female factor ~40%–Male factor ~30%–Combined ~30%
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Emotional and Educational Needs
• Disease of couples, not individuals• Feelings of guilt• Where to go for information?• Options• Feelings of frustration and anger• Support groups (e.g. Resolve)
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……….IN THE BEGINNING
……..IT WAS NOT SO………
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• Gen 1:27 : So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them
• Gen 1:28a : And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it
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CAUSES OF INFERTILITY
• Sperm disorders • Anovulation/oligoovulation • Tubal disease • Unexplained • Cervical factors • Peritoneal factors
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CAUSES OF INFERTILITY….
• Sperm Disorders–No production/ No ejaculation–Poor quality–Diseases i.e STDx, Diabetes Mellitus,
Surgeries,Varicocoele, Drugs
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Anovulation–Simply means no ovulation–Polycystic ovaries
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Tubal Disease–Most common cause in women in this
environment–Largely preventable–Mostly from STDx i.e. Gonorrhea,
Chlamydia etc
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Unexplained Infertility• Occur in about 15% of couples
• No cause found after investigations
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HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE SITUATION?
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COUPLES RESPONSIBILTIES
• IDENTIFY THERE IS A PROBLEM: DON’T PLAY THE OSTRITCH
• VISIT A SPECIALIST• BE COMMITTED TO GETTING A SOLUTION• ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER• FOCUS ON THE OUTCOME Heb 12.2
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OPTIONS OF MANAGEMENT• WATCH & PRAY
• MEDICAL
• SURGICAL
• ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
• ADOPTION
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CONCLUSION
• Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge
• Mark 9:23 : Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth
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CHILDREN ARE THE HERITAGE OF THE LORD- Ps 127: 3
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THANK YOU FOR LISTENING