{"id":22966,"date":"2014-12-01T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ivi-fertility.com\/en\/?p=1916"},"modified":"2022-04-12T17:35:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:35:59","slug":"sterility-or-infertility-your-questions-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/sterility-or-infertility-your-questions-answered\/","title":{"rendered":"Sterility or infertility? Your questions answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The terms <strong>sterility and infertility<\/strong> tend to be used interchangeably. However, although they are closely related, there are some differences in their meaning. Dr Ernesto Bosch, Medical Director at <a title=\"IVI Clinic Valencia\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/clinics\/valencia\/\">IVI Valencia<\/a>, cleared up the difference for us.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/sterility-or-infertility-your-questions-answered\/#When_talking_about_couples\" title=\"When talking about couples:\">When talking about couples:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/sterility-or-infertility-your-questions-answered\/#With_women_we_talk_about\" title=\"With women, we talk about:\">With women, we talk about:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/sterility-or-infertility-your-questions-answered\/#In_the_case_of_men\" title=\"In the case of men:\">In the case of men:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_talking_about_couples\"><\/span><b>When talking about couples:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sterility<\/b> is when a couple, the woman being younger than 35, has been trying to get <b>pregnant<\/b> for one year by having regular, unprotected sexual relations without success. If the woman is older than 35 then the couple is considered sterile after six months. The cause may be either the woman or the man.<\/li>\n<li><b>Infertility<\/b> is when a couple manages to get pregnant but these pregnancies are not successful and culminate in recurring miscarriages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"With_women_we_talk_about\"><\/span><b>With women, we talk about:<\/b><b><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Female Sterility<\/b>\u00a0 is when pregnancies fail due to a problem with the female reproductive system. This could be a condition affecting the fallopian tubes, uterus or the functioning of the ovaries. Potential causes are endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome or the advanced age of the woman.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Female Infertility<\/b> is when a woman has several miscarriages and is unable to give birth to a healthy child. The causes may be chromosomal (karyotype abnormalities), uterine, blood (thrombophilia) or embryonic, due to chromosomal abnormalities in the embryo. The latter is more common in older women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about <a title=\"female fertility\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/faqs\/causes-of-infertility\/\">female\u00a0fertility<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_the_case_of_men\"><\/span><b>In the case of men:<\/b><b><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Male Sterility<\/b> is when problems with the semen prevent pregnancy from occurring. There are different causes for this. The man may have a genital tract condition that prevents the semen from reaching the back of the vagina during coitus or he may suffer from erectile dysfunction. He may also have poor quality or insufficient semen. Technological advances mean that <b>IVI<\/b> can fertilise eggs with extremely small amounts of semen.<\/li>\n<li><b>Male Infertility<\/b>: The only cause of infertility in men is structural chromosomal abnormality, which can be diagnosed by karotyping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about male\u00a0fertility.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like more information about these terms and the treatments see our <a href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/faqs\/\">Infertility FAQs<\/a> section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The terms sterility and infertility tend to be used interchangeably. However, although they are closely related, there are some differences in their meaning. Dr Ernesto Bosch, Medical Director at IVI Valencia, cleared up the difference for us. 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