Gynecology and Obstetrics

Infertility

Infertility is defined as the condition lack of ability of an organism to reproduce naturally. This infertility can arise due to male infertility, female infertility or may be due to mutual problems of both the partners. In women changes in the menstrual cycle can be tracked by detecting the changes in the cervical mucus or the basal body temperature. There are many causes for the onset of infertility like immune infertility, sexually transmitted diseases, genetic damages and other factors. Out of all those the immune infertility is the main reason for majority of couples. In the immune infertility production of Antisperm antibodies inhibits the capacitation as well as the acrosome reactions which results in the impaired fertilization. The factors which results in the formation of the Antisperm antibodies include disturbances in the immunoregulatory mechanism along with disturbed integrity of the mucous membrane. Sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea and syphilis are also responsible for the infertility.