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Lets find out, how much you actually know about fertility.
1. When a couple struggles to conceive, what is the most likely
explanation?
a. The woman has a fertility problem
b. The man has a fertility problem
c. Each is equally likely to have a fertility problem
d. They both have fertility problems
2. According to a study in the May 2002 issue of Human Reproduction,
at what age does a woman's fertility start to decline?
a. Late 20s
b. Early 30s
c. At 35
d. Late 30s
3. What can most likely harm the fertility of both women and men?
a. Smoking
b. Stress
c. Drinking a lot of coffee
d. Being overweight
e. All of the above
4. Which of these conditions can affect a woman’s fertility?
a. Hypertension
b. Endometriosis
c. Food allergies
d. High blood pressure
5. Which of these signs proves abnormalities in the male sperm?
a. Sperm is 25 million per milliliter
b. About 50 percent of the sperm are alive and mobile
c. The pH of the semen is slightly alkaline
d. The sperm are clumping together
6. If a doctor cannot help you with your fertility problem, you will
never conceive?
a. True
b. False
7. Should couples over age 35 seek medical help?
a. Right away
b. After three months of trying
c. After six months of trying
d. After one year f trying
8. Couples with fertility problems need to undergo complicated, high-
tech procedures?
a. True
b. False
9. How many days a month does women can become pregnant
from vaginal intercourse?
a. Eight days
b. Three days
c. Any time
d. Fourteen days
10. Men need more sex than women?
a. True
b. False.
11. The majority of sexually transmitted infections occur in
people under 25.
a. True
b. False.
ANSWERS:
1. c. According to the ob-gyn "bible" Clinical Gynecologic
Endocrinology and Infertility, both partners have a 40% chance of
having a problem. In the rest of the cases, about 10 percent of the time
both partners have a fertility problem, and 10 percent of the time the
cause is unexplained.
2. a. A woman's fertility starts declining gradually in her late 20s.
Most women in their late 20s or early 30s can become pregnant fairly
easily, but it might take a month or two longer.
According to the Mayo Clinic, there is only a 15 percent chance that a 45-
year-old woman can become pregnant without medical help, but this does
not prevent many women from having babies very late.
3. e. Smoking, stress, and extra weight can hamper sperm production or
make sperm less mobile.
Drinking five or more cups of coffee a day doubles a pregnant woman's rate
of miscarriage, according to a December 2000 study reported in the New
England Journal of Medicine. According to the American Society for
Reproductive Medicine, stress (and nervousness) does not affect
reproduction of a woman, however it does affect the regularity of her
periods.
4. b. A common causes of female infertility include irregular periods, tubal
blockages, pelvic inflammatory disease, thyroid problems, and hormone
imbalances. But they are not irreversible conditions.
5. d. Clumping sperm cannot swim up the uterus and find the egg for
fertilization to occus. Normal sperm counts range from 20 million to 100
million per milliliter of semen and it is slightly alkaline. One of the ancient
means of contraception was to introduce an acidic solution into the vagina.
For good fertility, at least 50 percent of the sperm should be alive and
moving. Abnormalities are not irreversible and for each disease, a cure.
6. b. According to the Mayo Clinic, about 60 percent of couples with
"unexplained" infertility conceive within three to five years on their own.
7.c. Couples under 35 should wait one year, while couples over 35 should
seek a medical help after six months, and those over 38 should go a few
months after trying. Couples who have problems conceiving often have, for
women, a history of irregular periods, pelvic inflammatory disease,
endometriosis, or polycystic; for men, a history of undescended testicles, as
well as a previous groin injury.
8. b. According to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, 85
percent to 95 percent of all cases of infertility can be treated with fertility
drugs or other therapies and do not require fertilization in vitro.
9.a. A woman is most likely to become pregnant from vaginal
intercourse during a total of eight days: up to five days before
ovulation, the day of ovulation, and two days following ovulation.
Some women (rare) can become pregnant at any tie during their
menstrual cycle.
10. b. People have different sexual needs, whether they are men or
women. Some women have more sexual needs than some men.
Some men have more sexual needs than some women. But it is true
that men get arose more quickly then women.
11. a. Many young people do not know enough about how to
prevent getting sexually transmitted infections until it is too late |
