Our Gynecology and Obstetrics Specialist warns women in particular by mentioning the effect of age on infertility: As age progresses, the number of eggs decreases. Become a mother before 35. Do not smoke. Take the stress out of your life.

Infertility threatens everyone today, whether male or female. This situation can negatively affect even the basis of relationships when necessary. So, how does infertility occur and what should be done? Yeditepe University Kozyatağı Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Specialist explained what infertility is and the effect of age on infertility.

What Is This Infertility?

Infertility is the inability of couples to achieve pregnancy within one year despite having regular sexual intercourse. Yıldırım says that despite regular intercourse, the chance of getting pregnant every month is only 25% and that infertility in society is around 15%. When a woman's ovaries run out of eggs, menopause begins and there are no more eggs left. In addition, the deterioration of egg quality is added to this decrease, which accelerates after the age of 35. While a 25-year-old woman can get pregnant in 2-3 months, it takes longer than 6 months for normal women over 35 years old.

The Situation Is Different for Men

For men, the situation is the opposite. More or less sperm production continues in men at advanced ages. Only febrile diseases, testicular inflammation due to mumps in adolescence (orchitis), sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis can cause infertility in men...

A Break from Red Meat!

Lifestyle plays a big role in infertility. Stress alone can cause infertility in women. Obesity, extreme thinness, sedentary life, a carbohydrate-rich diet, and consuming fast food-processed foods endanger general health and reproductive potential. According to research by Harvard University, a diet low in red meat and trans-fat and rich in vegetables and dairy products increases fertility...

How Does the Process Work?

In vitro fertilization treatment is applied to those who cannot have a child despite 1 year of unprotected intercourse. After the age of 35, this period decreases to 6 months. After the age of 40, it is not expected at all. With the spermiogram test, it is checked whether there is a male problem. A general gynecological examination and cervical smear test are performed on the woman. AMH, FSH, and LH Estrogen levels are checked from the blood...