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Infertility is a health worry that affects approximately one out of every six couples, or 15% of couples. Infertility is the diagnosis given to a couple who are unable to conceive over the course of a year. If the problem stems from the man, there is said to be male infertility. If it stems from the woman, there is female infertility. In a third of infertility cases, the man is infertile; in another third, the woman is infertile; and in the last third, either both are infertile or no cause can be found. Male infertility stems from factors such as: low sperm production, abnormal sperm function or blockages that hinder the delivery of sperm, hormone imbalances or blockages, absence of some of the ducts in the male reproductive organs, lifestyle factors and age-related factors. Azoospermia or the inability to produce sperm is the cause of approximately 15% of male infertility cases. The inability to conceive a child is the main sign of male infertility, and may be the sole sign.

Former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho is about to be a Bayern Munich player. Barcelona and Bayern Munich reached an agreement in which Coutinho would play for Bayern Munich for a season. "I can confirm [Bayern sporting director] Hasan Salihamidzic and I were in Barcelona last Wednesday. And we reached an agreement with both the club and the player over a transfer," said Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.    "The player is expected here in Munich in the next days, Sunday or Monday at the latest. He'll do his medical and then sign his contract," he added. 27-year-old Coutinho is expected to travel to Munich in the coming days to finalize the transfer and undergo a medical with the club. The contract gives Bayern Munich the option to make the transfer permanent at the end of his loan spell. In his 76 games played for Barcelona, Coutinho has scored 21 goals. He has however been unable to replicate the exceptional displays of his Liverpool days whi

Fertility is a sensitive but important topic when it comes to health. The focus in this article is on female fertility, but male fertility is just as important and should be catered for. Couples that have used birth control pills for extensive periods may find it difficult conceiving in the first few months after they stop birth control but should succeed within a year of medically unassisted trying. It becomes alarming when trying goes beyond a year without success for those under 35. Alarm is raised much faster for women above 35, as fertility decreases with age. Women above 35 who have been trying for six months and those below 35 who have tried for a year without success should consult a doctor and investigate the cause of the challenge. Here are the common health conditions that affect fertility. Endometriosis : Endometriosis is one of the causes of painful menstruation and fertility. It is a painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the endometrium (the interior

Barcelona's opening La Liga match of the season against Athletic Bilbao will be played today without Lionel Messi who is yet to recover from a calf injury he sustained in his first pre-season training session. Due to the injury, Messi was forced to miss out on Barcelona's pre-season tour of the USA. Messi started solo training on Thursday but is yet to return to first-team training. In a press conference yesterday, Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde revealed Messi will not be risked during the club's La Liga opener. He explained, "We never like to risk any players and much less someone like Leo. “He still hasn’t returned to training with the team and while we are happy with his progress, individual training is very different to playing a match. We are going to wait and see.” The Barcelona tactician avoided going deep into the Neymar transfer saga when questioned by reporters.  “It’s inconvenient and it’s not logical. The normal thing would be that the te

A jury of 80 coaches who competed in last season's Champions League and Europa League, and 55 journalists have chosen their top three nominees for the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award. The first list consisted of 10 players, including Messi, Ronaldo, Van Dijk, Hazard and others. After the first votes, Messi, Van Dijk and Ronaldo emerged top three. Alisson Becker, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah claimed fourth, fifth and sixth place respectively. Eden Hazard was seventh, Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong claimed eighth and nineth after their stunning season with Ajax. Raheem Sterling claimed tenth. The winner of the trio will be announced on Thursday, August 29 during the Champions League draw in Monaco. Virgil van Dijk, the talismanic Liverpool defender, was voted both the Premier League Player of the Season and the Players' Player of the Year. He played a pivotal role in Liverpool's sixth Champions League triumph. He was also the only man to play more than

One can confidently say Lionel Messi is one of Cristiano Ronaldo's favorite discussion themes given that Ronaldo has regularly spoken about the Barcelona talisman and their fierce rivalry throughout his career. He's either claiming to be the better of the pair, praising him or requesting he follows him to Italy. Messi on the other hand being a very private person rarely speaks about Ronaldo. In March, he however admitted to missing he and Ronaldo's battles in La Liga.  Ronaldo recently claimed the difference between Messi and himself is that he has won the Champions League with different clubs. Herewith a compilation of all of Ronaldo's comments about Messi. May 2009 | ‘I’m still No.1’ Prior to the 2009 Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona, Ronaldo claimed he would remain the world's best player regardless of the outcome of the final. Ronaldo went on to be crowned World Player of the Year for 2008 ahead of Messi. “It made me p