What are the causes of delayed pregnancy

Delayed pregnancy

Pregnancy may be delayed more than what is expected in some couples, and the chances of conceiving in other couples may be so great that pregnancy occurs as a result of committing one mistake while using a contraceptive method, meaning that the expected time of conception varies greatly between couples, and the occurrence of pregnancy depends Based on several factors, including: age, health condition, medical history, and the number of times of sexual intercourse, in fact pregnancy occurs in most cases within a period ranging between six months and a year after the start of attempts to conceive by the spouses, but in the event of the attempt for a period of more than a year and not Pregnancy can be consulted with a specialist doctor regarding this, and it is worth noting that the chances of pregnancy are high in the twenties of a woman’s age because she has the largest number of healthy eggs.During this stage, the chances of pregnancy naturally decrease with age due to a decrease in the number of healthy eggs in a woman, and male fertility decreases with age as well. ^[1]

Causes of delayed pregnancy

There are many reasons that could lead to a late pregnancy. Age and fertility problems are among the most common causes, and in fact some of these causes can be controlled and treated through the available treatment methods, and in rare cases the reason for the difficulty of getting pregnant is infertility for the man or the woman, or both , and in this case couples are advised to undergo some necessary tests. To determine the appropriate treatment, the following is a statement of some of the reasons that may lead to a delayed pregnancy: ^[2]

• Get older.
• Previous miscarriages or an ectopic pregnancy.
• Suffering from Uterine fibroid.
• Suffering from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
• Pelvic inflammatory disease.
• Undergoing surgery in the pelvis or abdomen.
• Suffering from endometriosis , known among people as endometriosis.
• Irregular menstruation .
• Having a thyroid disorder.
• Previous infection with an STD.
• Suffering from low sperm count.
• Failure to calculate the fertile period of a woman in the correct way.
• Undergoing surgery in the testicles, or suffering from a testicle migration.
• Suffering from erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation.
• If a man has diabetes .
• Decreased ovarian reserve of eggs.
• Premature Ovarian Failure.

Methods for preventing delayed pregnancy

In fact, some types of infertility cannot be prevented, but there are many strategies that can increase the chances of pregnancy, including the following: ^[3]

• Increase the number of times of sexual intercourse: The chance of pregnancy increases when having sexual intercourse during the period of fertility or ovulation in a woman, which occurs in most women in the middle of the period between menstrual cycles, and to increase the chance of pregnancy, sexual intercourse is recommended in the period before ovulation by five days until after Ovulation occurs in one day.
• Avoid unhealthy habits: It is advised to avoid habits that may increase the chance of infertility in women and men, such as smoking , drinking alcohol, and taking narcotic drugs.
• Exercise: It is advised to be careful to exercise regularly by women and men, because of their positive impact on the sexual health of men and women, with care to avoid harsh exercise.
• Maintaining the ideal weight: As a decrease or increase in weight above the normal rate, it may affect the production of hormones in many women, which in turn may lead to a woman infertility.
• Avoid exposure to harmful substances: such as industrial or environmental toxins, because they may affect sperm production in men.
• Avoid taking some types of drugs: Taking some types of drugs may affect the fertility rate of a man, so it is worth consulting your doctor before taking any of the different types of drugs.

Treatment of delayed pregnancy

There are many treatment methods that can be used to help get rid of the problem of infertility in men or women, and the choice of the appropriate method depends on several different factors such as age and the main cause of the infertility problem, and among these treatment methods we mention the following: ^[1]

• Medicinal treatments: Some drugs that increase the number of sperm in a man can be used, or some drugs that stimulate the process of ovulation in women, and among the drugs that stimulate the ovulation process in women, the following:
  • Clomiphene citrate.
  • Follicle-stimulating hormone.
  • Letrozole.
  • Hormone - oriented reproductive glands Alaayash .
  • Metformin.
  • Bromocriptine .
• Surgical procedures and options: Some infertility problems may require surgery to correct the health problem, such as blockage of the man's sperm passage, varicocele , or a woman's suffering from organic problems in the uterus or ovaries.
• Intrauterine insemination: The principle of intrauterine insemination is that the semen obtained from a man is injected into the woman's uterus during the period of ovulation, and the doctor may prescribe a drug that stimulates the woman's ovulation process before this operation.
• Assisted fertilization techniques: Among the most popular are; The process of pollination outside the industrial body or what is known as the children of the pipe where the egg is fertilized by sperm collected in the laboratory ie outside the woman 's uterus is then re - fertilized egg into the uterus.

References

1. ^ ^{A b} "How Long Does It Take to Get Pregnant?" , www.healthline.com , Retrieved 3-11-2018. Edited.
2. ↑ "17 Common Problems That May Delay Conception" , nordicalagos.org , Retrieved 3-11-2018. Edited.
3. ↑ "Infertility" , www.mayoclinic.org , Retrieved 3-11-2018. Edited.