How to Recognize Infertility
By Angelica C

There is no other specific and most obvious sign of infertility other than the inability to conceive and bear a child. As such, infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after six months to a year of regular and unprotected sexual intercourse. Furthermore, it is defined as the inability to carry a pregnancy to its full term, resulting in miscarriage.

It is advisable to be aware of the symptoms so as to be able to provide treatment early on. However, for a woman or a man to exhibit the following, does not necessarily conclude a case of infertility.

More often than not, the symptoms that can be identified are symptoms of reproductive health abnormality or conditions which may in turn cause infertility. This said, infertility may be only diagnosed after a thorough assessment of the reproductive health has been done, and most of the common tell-tale symptoms have been identified.

How to recognize infertility begins with learning how to recognize the different causes of infertility. With this in mind, learning to identify the symptoms and properly establish their correlation to the cause of infertility will help greatly in recognizing infertility early on.

Most women experiencing reproductive conditions like PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome), Endometriosis (Abnormal growth of Endometrial tissues in reproductive organs), PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases) and recurrence of sexually transmitted diseases are high candidates for infertility cases.

These women who experience these kinds of conditions often manifest or characterize the following characteristics:

• Irregular menstrual periods with excessive and/or painful bleeding - these menstrual periods are on a monthly basis, usually on twenty-day intervals and can last from three to five days of regular flow. Women who have PCOS often exhibit an irregular menstruation cycle with excessive bleeding that lasts from three to five days. Common gauge for excessive flow is the fact that napkin pads or tampon changes exceed five in a day. Irregular menstruation is the absence of menstrual period for a stretch number of months.
• Painful Menstruation - Menstrual periods accompanied by pelvic cramps, before, during and after menstruation are common manifestations during a menstrual cycle. However, if these cramps become piercing and unbearable, and are felt throughout the period, a cause for alarm is raised.
• Very slow menstrual flow - if excessive bleeding may be a cause for alarm, bleeding very little on the course of menstruation should also raise some flags as well. Normal blood flow during menstrual cycles would require at least three pad changes throughout the day. If you happen to change only once during the entire 12-hour stretch, for a continuous number of days, it is best to consult your obstetrician.
• Painful sexual intercourse - the condition Endometriosis is the growth of endometrial tissues outside the uterus and involves the formation of blockages and scarrings in the fallopian tubes, cervix, vagina walls and intestines. These growths can cause menstrual backflows and numerous tissue scarring and abrasions that can cause painful sexual intercourse. The pain can also be caused by an abnormal narrowing of the cervix and is exhibited by the condition called Stenosis.
• Recurrence of sexually transmitted diseases and infections - The fact that these infections occur more than once can cause infertility and more complicated cervical infections, and these occurrences in themselves are tell-tale symptoms of infertility. This condition affects both men and women and directly contributes to lower sperm count, motility and quality in men. These infections can be spotted easily, as they exhibit pain in the pelvic and urinary tract area and fever.

These symptoms do not necessarily conclude infertility but they are early warning signals that something is wrong in our reproductive system. These specific signs may be augmented by less specific signs like excessive weight gain/loss, excessive hair growth in areas like chest, back and face, excessive acne, hormonal imbalance and yes, mood swings.

As with all other conditions, no one specific symptom can mark the presence of a condition other than diagnosed by a medical specialist. If you have exhibited the above signs, and are experiencing difficulty in conceiving, speak with your fertility specialist on the different conditions revolving around infertility. And learn how to recognize infertility by spotting the early warning signals.

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