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Clutching a rim of prescriptions and medical reports, 28-year-old Shayista (name changed) is calmly waiting for her turn with infertility specialist at Rotunda Hygeia Srinagar.<\/p>\n

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\u00d4\u00c7\u00a3This is my second visit,\u00d4\u00c7\u00d8 she says. Her eyes lit up when she saw smiling the faces of women coming out of the doctor\u00d4\u00c7\u00d6s chamber.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After a few minutes of pin drop silence, she opens up a bit.<\/p>\n

\u00d4\u00c7\u00a3From past five years, I keep changing doctors and medicines but nothing helped. People started asking wired questions. I didn\u00d4\u00c7\u00d6t want to be defined by the fact that I couldn\u00d4\u00c7\u00d6t have babies.\u00d4\u00c7\u00d8 Says Shayista<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shayista is not alone to face problem of infertility. In Kashmir, about thousands like her are forced to go for assisted reproduction. Yet the advice they may hear is often not only unhelpful, it sometimes just plain wrong.<\/p>\n

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To set the record straight, we\u00d4\u00c7\u00d6ve asked several gynecological experts to bust these myths about infertility. Scroll down to know more…<\/p>\n

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Myth 1:\u252c\u00e1 All you need to do is just relax<\/strong><\/p>\n

Though it is true, relaxing could help to coop with infertility caused by chronic stress but it is not always a physiological issue. It is actually a medical condition.\u252c\u00e1 Not always a refreshing vacation \u252c\u00e1can fix Your physical and reproductive health.<\/p>\n

Myth 2: Fertility is only woman\u00d4\u00c7\u00d6s issue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Men find hard to grapple with infertility due to the social stigma attached to it. Despite women being the general target of pregnancy topics, man can too have low sperm count leading to infertility. In fact, each sex has their own set of symptoms that may suggest infertility.<\/p>\n

Myth 3: Age only affects women\u00d4\u00c7\u00d6s fertility, not men\u00d4\u00c7\u00d6s<\/strong><\/p>\n

Women experience a significant decline in fertility, sometimes as much as 50 per cent, between the ages of 32 and 37, according to Dr Ruheel Nissa, a gynecologist at Kashmir’s first IVF canter Rotunda Hygeia . However, women aren\u00d4\u00c7\u00d6t the only ones affected by age.<\/p>\n

\u00d4\u00c7\u00a3Like female infertility, male infertility rates increase with age,\u00d4\u00c7\u00d8 says Dr Ruheel Nissa\u00d4\u00c7\u00a3 \u252c\u00e1After the age of 40, a man is likely to start experiencing decreases in semen volume and motility.\u00d4\u00c7\u00d8<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Myth 4: Not to worry about infertility, if you already have a child<\/strong><\/p>\n

Data shows that approximately 30 per cent of infertility happens after the first child. This means even if a couple already has a child or children, they can experience difficulty in getting pregnant later.<\/p>\n

\u00d4\u00c7\u00a3My husband and I easily had our first child, with no problems at all,\u00d4\u00c7\u00d8 says Nowsheen, who had her first daughter at age 27. \u00d4\u00c7\u00a3We had no idea of having infertility but from one year I am on medication.\u00d4\u00c7\u00d8<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Myth 5: Your health doesn\u00d4\u00c7\u00d6t impact fertility<\/strong><\/p>\n

In reality, one of the largest factors of fertility for men and women comes down to health.<\/p>\n

\u00d4\u00c7\u00a3If we try to live a healthy lifestyle, it will really help address infertility issues,\u00d4\u00c7\u00d8 Says Dr.Masrat \u00d4\u00c7\u00a3You have to know your body, listen to your body, and try to live healthy before you even start thinking about having a baby.\u00d4\u00c7\u00d8<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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