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UPUMS Nsg.Officer-2024
Obstetrics and Midwifery Nursing
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The failure to conceive after one year of unprotected regular sexual intercourse is called as?

Appeared in: UPUMS Nsg.Officer-2024

Explanation

  • Infertility is clinically defined as the failure to achieve pregnancy after one year of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse.
  • This definition is the standard used by major health organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO).
  • The timeframe is often reduced to six months for women over the age of 35, as fertility naturally declines with age.
  • It is a condition that can be caused by male factors, female factors, a combination of both, or remain unexplained.

Why Other Options Were Wrong

  • Option B: Spontaneous conception is the opposite of infertility; it describes achieving pregnancy naturally without medical help.
  • Option C: Azoospermia is a specific cause of male infertility, defined as the complete absence of sperm in the semen. It is not the general term for a couple's inability to conceive.
  • Option D: Normozoospermia indicates a normal semen analysis, meaning the male partner's sperm parameters are within the fertile range. This is the opposite of a male-factor fertility problem.

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Clinical Relevance
  • Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Definition of Infertility as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
  • Nurses play a crucial role in providing emotional support and initial counseling to couples, as an infertility diagnosis can cause significant stress, grief, and social pressure.
  • The initial nursing assessment involves taking a detailed medical, sexual, and lifestyle history from both partners to identify potential contributing factors and provide appropriate education.
  • What if? If a healthy 28-year-old woman and her partner had been trying to conceive for only 6 months, the nurse would not diagnose infertility. Instead, the nurse would provide education on optimizing conception (e.g., timing intercourse with ovulation) and advise them to continue trying for another 6 months before seeking a formal evaluation.
How to Approach the Question
  • This is a factual recall question that tests your knowledge of a standard medical definition.
  • First, identify the key components in the question's stem: 'failure to conceive', 'one year', and 'unprotected regular sexual intercourse'.
  • Next, evaluate each option to see which one matches this specific definition.
  • Recognize that 'Infertility' is the precise medical term for this situation.
  • Eliminate the other options by identifying them as either the opposite of the condition (Spontaneous conception) or as specific, related sub-conditions (Azoospermia, Normozoospermia) rather than the general term.
Concept Tested & Keywords
  • Concept Tested: Definition of Infertility
  • Stem keywords: failure to conceive, one year, unprotected regular sexual intercourse
  • Lead-in keywords: is called as

Question ID

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Reference Book

E6 Robert Boland, Marcia L. Verduin - Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Text of Psychiatry-Wolters Kluwer Health (2024) (pp 1-16525 of 16525) p. 8376-8378

E6 Physiology Guyton 4SAE Part 3 p. 52-54

E6 Midwifery Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing Sandeep Kaur p. 27-35

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