The Bridge Clinic, one of Nigeria's fertility clinics has called on couples having fertility challenges to seek early medical attention from reputable clinics to boost their chances of having their own children. The clinic made this call during a Welcome Forum, organised by the clinic recently for couples who are battling infertility.
Speaking at the forum, Dr Bamidele Babatunde, a fertility physician with the clinic, informed the couples in attendance that fertility challenges, like other health issues, require timely intervention to achieve a more desirable outcome.
According to him, "Most fertility related issues require only fninimal medical intervention to resolve when they are presented in their early stages as opposed to when they are long existent so fertility-challenged-couples stand better chances at conception when they come in earlier than later."
He listed undescended testis and low sperm count as examples of fertility issues that may need urgent intervention to prevent the cases from getting worse. "We have seen cases where a man's sperm count went down from ten million to five million in just a matter of months. Also the case of undescended testis must be treated even before the boy gets to the age of five years to avoid a permanent damage," he went on to say. In his presentation: "When do I seek fertility treatment, 'Dr Babatundedefined infertility as "the inability of a couple to conceive a childafter 12 months of regular sexual intercourse, without contraception and there is no other reason such as breast-feeding-related issues." He opined that the appropriate time to seek fertility treatment depends on the age of the couple.
"Couples aged less than 30 years could wait for a year but those above 36 years should seek fertility attention earlier. The woman's quantity and quality of eggs drop significantly at the age of 35 so it is advisable for them to commence treatment well before that age."
He drew their attention to The Bridge Clinic's 2015 audited report, which showed the pregnancy rates in women in the 21 — 34-year range were more than twice as high as women who were 35 years and above.
In his remarks, Dr Elcundayo Omogbe-hin, general manager of the clinic informed fertility-challenged couples to take advan-tage of its new fertility products to ascertain their fertility status in order to commence the necessary treatment as early as possible.
By: Doris Obinna
Daily Sun News
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