INFERTILITY PROBLEMS IN THE SPANISH

It is estimated that up to 18% of Spanish couples suffer some infertility problem and 10% of women of conception age are sterile. The causes that are considered to explain these data are the delay of maternity in women and infertility of men (almost 50% of cases).

There are many factors that influence sterility or infertility problems, be it the rhythm of life, tobacco, physical condition, etc., but thanks to the progress in treatments to get a child conceived, many cases of infertility are solved . There are new treatments and drugs that help the embryo to have a higher quality, there are also assisted reproduction techniques that allow conception. This increase in the help to be able to conceive a child, indicates that every time the future parents have more problems. For the most part, these problems are caused by the rhythm of life, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, etc. It is great to solve the conception but, it would also be to try to tackle part of the root problem, since our children may have these same problems due to the possible pace of life they adopt.

To minimize these risks, it would be advisable to have a good education from a very young age with diet, with exercise, in short, with healthy behavior. In this way the problems associated with infertility will possibly be minimized in the future.