What are the Causes of  Female Infertility?

 Infertility in Women

We have been able to understand more about female reproductive physiology due to its importance in contraception as compared to male physiology. We can divide these causes as follows:

• Infrequent menstrual periods: When a woman has regular menstrual periods, defined as regular cycles occurring every 21 to 35 days, this almost always indicates that she ovulates regularly.
• Female age of 35 years or older: Since a female is born with a fixed number of eggs at the time of birth. The egg numbers decrease at a rapid rate as women age. As women get older. the egg quality and quantity decreases.
• A history of pelvic infections or sexually transmitted diseases: Diseases such as Chlamydia or gonorrhea are the sexually transmitted diseases which can cause inflammation and permanent infection to the fallopian tubes.. The presence of open tubes is essential for natural conception, as sperm must traverse the tubes in order to reach and fertilize the ovulated egg.
  • Known uterine fibroids or endometrial polyps: Uterine abnormalities, such as fibroids that indent the endometrial cavity and endometrial polyps, can impair how the endometrial (the lining of the uterus) and embryo connects to lower implantation and pregnancy rates. Hysteroscopy is the proven approach for improving and removing the uterine abnormalities, Hysteroscopy is a surgical procedure by which a camera with a narrow scope is placed within a uterine cavity. Other instruments can be introduced through this procedure, which allows the surgeon to improve or remove the abnormality. .

Endometriosis: Endometriosis is an agonizing, endless illness that affects millions around the world and is the cause of infertility in many women. It happens when the lining of the uterus (tissue called the endometrium) is found outside the uterus – in the abdominal cavity growing on other organs.

This misplaced tissue reacts to the menstrual cycle in the same way as the tissue of the uterine lining. Every month the tissue develops, separates and shed causes lot of complication.

Age: Women best reproductive years are in her 20s. Initially, the fertility decreases slowly but declines rapidly after the age of 35 years.

Pelvic Adhesions: Adhesions are the tissue which can be formed inside the pelvic and thus causing organs to get stuck together when they shouldn’t be. Basically, these are caused by the after-effects of surgery and infections. However, some can happen to take after pelvic contamination and ordinarily they go with more serious phases of endometriosis. Some of the symptoms are like,

• Pelvic Pain
• Abdominal Pain
• Cramping
• Nausea
• Pressure
• Blockages

Polycystic Ovarian Disease: In Polycystic ovary disorder (PCOD)a lady’s hormones are imbalanced. It can bring interfere with periods and pregnancy becomes difficult. PCOD likewise may bring about androgenization. As the time will pass away they can create more problems like coronary illness and diabetes.

Some other factors that may play a part  in female infertility treatment such as:

• When no reason is identified. (unknown infertility)
• Genital tuberculosis
• Medical conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy and thyroid and bowel diseases.
• Having previous ectopic pregnancy with more than one miscarriage.

Some other factors may also influence female fertility such as:

• Age, Smoking, Alcohol, Being obese or overweight, Diet,
• Exercise: Excessively doing both things can cause fertility problems.
• Exposure to some chemicals: