Suggest possible cases of infertility in humans.
Causes of female infertility include:
- Failure to ovulate so that there is so egg to be fertilized
- Damage to the oviducts, causing tubal blockage. As such, the ovum cannot move to the site of fertilization for the ovary.
- Uterine damage due to events such as uterine fibroids and cancer. The uterus becomes unable to maintain a pregnancy.
- Damage to the cervix, especially as a result of unsafe abortions. The cervix becomes unable to maintain the pregnancy up to birth and most pregnancies end in later miscarriages or premature deliveries.
- Hormonal disorders such as hypopituitarism and hypogonadism.
- Antibodies against sperm so that all he husband’s sperm cells are rejected
Causes of male infertility includes:
- Impotence
- Low sperm count
- Absence of sperm cells in the ejaculated semen (azoospermia)
- Abnormal sperm morphology.
- Abnormal sperm motility.
- Hypogonadism
- Antibodies against the man’s own sperms (autoimmunity)
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