INFERTILITY & GENETIC DISORDERS

 

INFERTILITY

1. 15% of couples who want to conceive are unable to become pregnant.

2. Primary causes of infertility in the US

32% Fallopian Tube Problems
20% Male Infertility
16% Endometriosis
14% Unexplained
9% STDs
9% Other

3. Top 5 Factors contributing to Male Infertility

Semen volume less than 2 ml
Sperm count less than 200 million
Sperm mobility less than 32%
Abnormal sperm greater than 70%
Infections

4. Top 5 Factors contributing to Female Infertility

Blocked fallopian tubes
Abnormal hormone levels: No Eggs
STD
Stress
Endometriosis

5. What can be done to help infertile couples

In-Vitro Fertilization (70% of all cases)
Frozen Embryos (14% of all cases)
Donor Eggs (8% of all cases)
Sarrogates (6% of all cases)

6. Sexual Disfunctions that may contribute to infertility (listed in order)

Lack of sexual desire
Premature orgasm
Lack of orgasm
Sex not pleasurable (pain, lack of lubrication)
Erectile dysfunction

CHROMOSOMAL DISORDERS

1. Down Syndrome

47 Chromosomes, not 46
Extra copy of Chromsome #21
1 in 1500 babies in US (1 in 300 for mothers over the age of 45)
Mental Retardation
Defective organs

2. Klinefelter Syndrome (Males only)

More than 46 Chromosomes
Male zygotes get extra "X" Chromosome (XXY) or (XXXY) or (XXXXY)
1 in 2000 pregnancies
Small penis
Reduced testicles
Sterile

3. Turners Syndrome (Females only)

45 Chromosomes
Missing an "X" sex chromosome. (X0)
1 in 2000
No ovaries
Sterile