Struggling
to Get Pregnant: when Baby Seems Impossible
Many couples dream about having kids after
they are together, but many women are also struggling
to get pregnant, because of some reasons; for instance, these couples cannot
get a child as easy as other couples do. Many women think that it is their
fault that they cannot get a child, while men think that they are imperfect as
partners because they cannot impregnate their wives or female partners. This,
finally, leads to many cases of strained relationship between couples.
One thing that people must remember is that struggling
to get pregnant is not anyone’s fault. If there are problems, there can be many
possibilities, which come from various sources. Therefore, when the woman is struggling
to get pregnant, the couple should not fall into blame game. In fact, it is
important for them to have an open discussion about this and seek help from the
right sources.
Struggling
to Get Pregnant, Why Women Do It?
Many women out there are struggling to get pregnant without obvious results, even though
they have been struggling for years. There are so many causes of this problem:
from physical condition, certain disease to lifestyle. The causes can come from
both men and women, so both couple must remember to check about their
conditions, not just one person. Here are reasons why many women seem to be
struggling much in having a child, viewed from both sides.
·
Causes from Men
Men infertility actually accounts for
one-third of failures to get pregnant in their female partners in USA alone.
This is not a specific case. Many men have greater possibilities of becoming
infertile after their 35th birthday because spermatogenic disorder
such as high rate of sperm mortality and low sperm count usually occur during
later years. Many women with much older partners are struggling to get pregnant because of this. Some diseases or
physical conditions not just age actually can cause spermatogenic disorder and
infertility in men. For example, there are men who have spermatogenic condition
caused by genetic, STD, cancer, diabetes and abnormal hormonal condition. There
are also physical conditions that can cause their women partners struggling to get pregnant, such as
testicle varicose vein and retrograde (backward) ejaculation.
·
Causes from Women
Women ovulation cycle consists of
various complicated processes and lead to struggling to get pregnant, so
even the smallest deviation such as hormonal imbalance can cause problem in
fertility. Problems in uterus such as cyst, STD, and cancers such as cervical
cancer can also hinder women’s ability to get pregnant. Some anatomical
conditions can also make women struggle to get pregnant. They include fallopian
tubes damage and acidic cervical mucus. Normally, women also have greater
difficulties in getting pregnant when they are over 35 years old.
In addition to these causes of struggling to
get pregnant, both men and women can also contribute to inability to get
pregnant through lifestyle. For men, the common causes are excessive high
fiber-low protein diet, lack of sun exposure and exercise, obesity, smoking
habit, drug habit and alcoholism. For women, the common causes are smoking and
drug habits, alcohol, and weight problems such as too skinny or obese. These problems
must be addressed deep to their roots if a woman is struggling to get
pregnant.
Struggling
to Get Pregnant: How to Increase the Odds
There are some alternatives, which a couple
can do to make it easier for them to get a child. A couple can consult the
doctor even before they get married or plan to have a child. Consultation and
prevention steps must be taken to increase the odds in pregnancy, so the woman
does not need to be struggling to get
pregnant. The consultation must include discussion about lifestyle,
anatomical and health condition, disease and certain drug consumption, age and
fertility problems.
There are some solutions that doctor may
advise to couples who are trying to get a child. For example, they will be
advised to switch their perhaps unhealthy lifestyle such as cutting back
smoking, drinking and eating unhealthy food. Women may be advised to control
her weight, consume prenatal vitamins and have vaccination, while men may be
advised to increase healthy food consumption and have his sperm checked. To
avoid struggling to get pregnant from unwanted causes, both must be tested for
STD and any possible serious diseases or anatomical condition.
If the couple is healthy, both most make sure
that they have sex during the woman’s fertile period. It means that both must
learn how to find the best time to have sex, in order to increase the odds for
them to have a child. That way, the woman does not have to be struggling to get pregnant, and the man
does not have to feel like a failure.