MEDICAL BIOLOGY, HUMAN ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY - Y.I. Fedoniuk 2010

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY

CHAPTER 9. THE REPRODUCTIVE PROCESS

PATHOLOGY OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

INFERTILITY

Infertility (sterilitas) refers to the inability to conceive in women (Female Infertility) and men (Male infertility). It occurs in 10-20% of all marriages (according to L.N. Vasilevska) and represents not only a major medical but also a social concern. A marriage is considered infertile if Pregnancy does not occur within two years of regular sexual intercourse without The Use of contraceptives.



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