Monday, March 17, 2008

FEMALE INFERTILITY

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REASONS FOR FEMALE INFERTILITY

  • The most common cause of Female infertility is failure to ovulate.
  • This may be due to a lack of stimulation by the pituitary Gland, stress, trauma, obesity, anorexia, or excessive athletic activity, Premature Menopause, ovarian cysts, or ovarian cancer to name a few.
  • Chemotherapy and radiation treatments around the abdomen may damage the ovaries and cause infertility.
  • In order to conceive a child, a woman’s fallopian tubes must be patent.
  • There are many causes of tubal obstruction:
  • PID – pelvic inflammatory disease – can cause a buildup of scar tissue in the fallopian tubes
  • STD’s like Chlamydia and Gonorrhea can cause a buildup of scar tissue in the fallopian tubes if not detected or treated early
  • Anatomical anomalies
  • Reversal of tubal ligation
  • There may also problems with the uterus which can cause infertility
  • Severe endometriosis


1 comment:

Maheen Fatima said...

I like your post. In past people thought that infertility is a female disease but now it is proved that infertility can be more common in males than in females. thanks for sharing this post wiht us.