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  Masquerade Disease--- A Woman’s Struggle Happy International Women’s Day!! #EmbraceEquity #2023 No doubt it is one of the most important days of the entire year, it is “International women’s day!!! This post is specially dedicated to all women across the world, “Being a woman itself is a superpower” In honor of the struggle women go through, this article focuses on a disease that affects women and girls with most silently agonizing through the pain considering the difficulty and limitations in the diagnosis of this disease. Given how good this disease is at hiding, we can accurately refer to it a masquerade disease--- Endometriosis. It is no wonder that March also happens to be “ Endometriosis Awareness Month” Background: A woman’s uterus (womb) is lined with tissues called endometrial tissue which make up the lining called endometrium. With each menstrual cycle, a new endometrium is grown in preparation for the implantation of a fertilized egg. In the absence of a fertil

Clinical definition-          WHO defines male factor infertility as the presence of ≥1 abnormalities in the semen analysis or the presence of inadequate sexual or ejaculatory function. Generally- -Male factor alone contributes up to 30% of cases of infertile couples and to an additional 30% to 40% in combination with other factors.  -approximately 2% of all men will exhibit suboptimal sperm parameters.          -Male infertility is one of important issues in men’s health as it could alter the man’s self-esteem.          -Occurs at a significant rate, yet public awareness of the problem is minimal.          -Ironically, when investigation of infertility is in question, testing and treatment begin down a singular route — the female partner. 😔😔😔😔          -Men are almost always the last one to be considered when we think about infertility especially in some gender biased societies.          -Over the past 40 years, sperm counts worldwide have halved and sperm qualit

  Remember, it is important to be conscious that in the equation of conception, it takes two to achieve pregnancy, the infertility journey should be embarked on by both parties supporting each other towards the desired goal---- A healthy live baby!!!   Steps Involved in Infertility Evaluation. Now that you have decided to seek help to address infertility, the following information highlights the steps to expect in a typical fertility evaluation with the Fertility experts. 1.        Medical History --- This initial consultation with the doctor helps to determine possible causes of infertility to be able to channel into specific investigations. It is important as a patient to give all necessary information accurately as this is vital in determining the course of treatment because fertility treatment is not a one-size fits all approach. The information required here includes a.        Age- as previously stated, age determines timing of fertility work-up especially for the femal

  Infertility is a global health issue affecting millions of people of reproductive age worldwide. Infertility refers to the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse (Note: if the female partner is aged 35 years and above, then infertility refers to the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse) .   Let’s pause here, a lot of people miss this point--- “regular unprotected sexual intercourse” medically refers to sexual intercourse at least every other day without contraception. Another interesting fact is that infertility could be primary or secondary, meaning that some people who have achieved conception in the past can go on to experience infertility later on. So types of infertility include: ·           Primary infertility: is when pregnancy has never been achieved by a person. ·        Secondary infertility is when pregnancy has been achieved at least once by a per