Health Issues Related to the Human Reproductive System

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Health issues related to human reproduction

Impotency

Definition of impotency

Inability to have children

Causes of male impotency

Erectile dysfunction, low sperm count, and hormone imbalance

Cause of female impotency

Abnormal uterus, blocked fallopian tubes, and tumours in the uterus

Impotency treatment for fallopian tube problems

In vitro fertilization (IVF) or by surgery if the fallopian tubes are blocked

Impotency treatment for hormonal imbalance

Can be treated with hormonal therapy

Effects of smoking on male fertility

Reduces sperm production and affects sperm motility and abnormal sperm morphology

In vitro fertilization (IVF)

The egg is removed from the ovary and fertilized with sperm in the laboratory, then the embryo is placed in the uterus

Abnormal sperm characteristics

Low sperm count, less sperm motility and less sperm that look normal

Treatment for impotency (1)

Hormonal imbalance can be treated with hormonal therapy

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