Are you ready to start a family or expand the one you have but can't conceive? Dr. Richard Williams at Williams Ob/Gyn & Associates can help you with infertility issues in San Dimas, CA.
What is infertility?
When a man or woman is not able to conceive a child while having regular unprotective sex for a year, that person may be dealing with infertility. However, a woman over 35 may be infertile if she has not conceived during six months of regular sex.
Infertility also includes having several miscarriages- the inability to carry a child to term after conception.
How Do I Treat Infertility?
According to the CDC study, about 12% of women aged 15 to 44 years in the United States have difficulty getting pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term.
Patients dealing with infertility in San Dimas, CA, should consult their OBGYN. When you visit our office, we will test your overall health and screen your reproductive ability. Based on the results, we may have to do surgery or prescribe medication.
Some treatments may involve :
- Hormone therapy
- Surgery for endometriosis
- Surgery for swollen veins in the scrotum
- Det recommendations
- Ovulation stimulation
- Repair fallopian tubes
- Fibroid removal
- In vitro fertilization
How Can I Prevent Infertility?
A woman dealing with weight issues - such as obesity, malnutrition, or being underweight, may have problems conceiving. Endometriosis and uterine fibroids are painful and affect the reproductive organ's ability to carry a child. While more older women are having children today, it is much harder to conceive as a women advances in age past 35.
Men may have unhealthy sperm or a low sperm count. Your sperm health may get damaged by poor lifestyle habits such as smoking, drugs, alcohol abuse.
STDS ( sexually transmitted diseases) can also affect the sperm or uterus- and the health of a conceived child. According to the CDC, (PID) Pelvic inflammatory disease is often caused by contracting Chlamydia and gonorrhea. Chlamydia causes fallopian tube infection.
For both genders, a healthy lifestyle is one of the main ways an individual can control their fertility. However, it may not be something you can prevent. If you suffer a major injury to your reproductive organs or need to have them removed - such as a hysterectomy, you will need to find an alternative to conceiving a child.
Problems with conceiving a child can put a great deal of stress on a couple. Call (909) 599-8677 and let Dr. Richard Williams at Williams Ob/Gyn & Associates help you treat your infertility in San Dimas, CA, today.