Reproductive dysfunction rather than infertility
Written by:Any person who is unable to reproduce it is defined as the“ sterile” and if you can not carry a pregnancy as I finish“ infertile&rdquo ;; Scientific grassroots categories that were synonyms of: dry, butch, barren, etc.. and always pointing the finger at the same gender, female.
The term sterility, scientifically referenced, appears in various treaties of the seventeenth century, for example, In Sterilitate Utriusque Sexus (Jean Hucher, 1570-1630 ), Observations diverses sur the STERILITE ( Louise Bourgeois, 1564-1644 ), In Sterilitate (Martin Naboth 1675-1721 ). However, in recent times the term has ended infertile imposing sterile at defining both situations. Apart from academic categories and other considerations, the fact is that as of today these two terms (infertility and sterility ) are obsolete, restrictive, poorly perceived by society and averg Wü;embarrassment to sufferers. Also, coming from a time when being sterile was really be;ie, without any chance of getting Race;the opposite of what happens now. For example, in FIVMadrid more than 80 % of infertile couples have children succeed in thanks the advances in reproductive medicine. That is, there is an obvious contradiction between the term (sterility / infertility) and the outcome (pregnancy ).
Therefore,¿ neither is it time to seek a new definition to replace them, this more in line with the results of reproductive medicine and less pejorative ? The reproduction is an essential function through which other beings originate them of the same species. To exercise this function correctly you must be fertile and therefore where there is a deviation in the correct function of reproduction we would find before a“dysfunction playback” or to a being that is“infertile”. Thus, we have two terms to choose to refer our patients and catalog. One based on the origin of the problem, dysfunction, and another in the result of the problem, Infertility. In my opinion, the criteria used for the use of one ( dysfunction ) or other ( infertile ) in daily clinic should be more important knowledge and results that offers us less reproductive medicine and empiricism of the past.
So what would be more logical to say / I patients suffer from what is a Reproductive dysfunction ( idiopathic, ovarian, tubal, uterine, immunological, etc. ) and not infertility, which carries a emotional, more pejorative and is related to disability and failure to exercise a function load.
by dysfunction Impotence
A very illustrative example of how the mood of patients can change to a term that is verbal and socially embarrassing;is the erectile dysfunction. In this case, the arrival of a revolutionary and operative treatment ( sidelfanilo ) accompanied came from a terminological change (“ Impotence&rdquo, for“ dysfunction&rdquo ;); not only elevated the self of the patients who were suffering, but also placed the pathology to society, family and friends in a character natural.
I hope that with the use of&ldquo,&rdquo reproductive dysfunction;instead of“infertility” a substantial change occurs in the attitudes and perceptions of those who suffer and part of the society that observes and judges.