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Dr. Kanazawa graduated from the Niigata University Faculty of Medicine and received his Ph.D. from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. He is working on the front line of the General Perinatal Center, including the Tokyo Tama General Medical Center and the National Center for Research in Fertility Medicine, where he provides maternal and fetal care and undertakes clinical research. At Ubie, Dr. Kanazawa has been designing the Ubie AI Symptom Checker and has taken on the role of general obstetrics and gynecology consultation at FMC Tokyo Clinic by providing fetal ultrasound and prenatal consultation.
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Infertility is defined as not being able to get pregnant after one year (or longer) of unprotected sex.
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Recent weight loss
Altered mental status (delirium)
Fine tremor of the fingers
Abnormal menstruation
Menstrual abnormality (duration or volume)
Edema
Headache
Male infertility occurs when a man cannot start a pregnancy with his female partner. This can be due to low sperm production, absent sperm, poor sperm function, or blockage in the sperm delivery pathway.
Uterine hypoplasia, also known as a hypoplastic uterus, occurs when a girl is born with an abnormally small uterus.
A disorder where thyroid hormone levels in the body are abnormally low. These hormones are necessary for growth, development, and metabolism.
Uterine malformation
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom
Are you having trouble getting pregnant despite trying for some time?
Have you lost weight recently?
Do you have abnormal menstrual cycles e.g. too early or too late
Are you concerned about your sexual performance due to erectile dysfunction (inability to obtain and maintain an erection firm for sex)?
Have you ever had a history of difficulty in getting pregnant?
Other Related Symptoms
References
Gnoth C, Godehardt E, Frank-Herrmann P, Friol K, Tigges J, Freundl G. Definition and prevalence of subfertility and infertility. Hum Reprod. 2005 May;20(5):1144-7. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deh870. Epub 2005 Mar 31. PMID: 15802321.
https://academic.oup.com/humrep/article/20/5/1144/2356853
Starc A, Trampuš M, Pavan Jukić D, Rotim C, Jukić T, Polona Mivšek A. INFERTILITY AND SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. Acta Clin Croat. 2019 Sep;58(3):508-515. doi: 10.20471/acc.2019.58.03.15. PMID: 31969764; PMCID: PMC6971809.
https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/334746
Cunningham J. Infertility: A primer for primary care providers. JAAPA. 2017 Sep;30(9):19-25. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000522130.01619.b7. PMID: 28787288.
https://journals.lww.com/jaapa/Fulltext/2017/09000/Infertility__A_primer_for_primary_care_providers.4.aspx
Infertility Workup for the Women's Health Specialist: ACOG Committee Opinion, Number 781. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Jun;133(6):e377-e384. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003271. PMID: 31135764.
https://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Fulltext/2019/06000/Infertility_Workup_for_the_Women_s_Health.47.aspx
Matzuk MM, Lamb DJ. The biology of infertility: research advances and clinical challenges. Nat Med. 2008 Nov;14(11):1197-213. doi: 10.1038/nm.f.1895. Epub 2008 Nov 6. PMID: 18989307; PMCID: PMC3786590.
https://www.nature.com/articles/nm.f.1895
Reviewed By:
Seiji Kanazawa, MD, PHD (Obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN))
Dr. Kanazawa graduated from the Niigata University Faculty of Medicine and received his Ph.D. from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. He is working on the front line of the General Perinatal Center, including the Tokyo Tama General Medical Center and the National Center for Research in Fertility Medicine, where he provides maternal and fetal care and undertakes clinical research. At Ubie, Dr. Kanazawa has been designing the Ubie AI Symptom Checker and has taken on the role of general obstetrics and gynecology consultation at FMC Tokyo Clinic by providing fetal ultrasound and prenatal consultation.
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