Female infertility is the inability of a female to conceive a baby naturally. If a woman keeps having miscarriages, it is also called female infertility.
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2. WHAT IS INFERTILITY?
Couples that have been unable to conceive a child after 12
months of regular sexual intercourse without birth control
are infertile.
Women who have repeated miscarriages are also said to
be infertile.
3. INFERTILITY
In order for a woman to become pregnant:
Egg must be released from one of her ovaries (ovulation)
Egg must go through the fallopian tube toward the uterus
Sperm must join with the egg in the fallopian tube
(fertilization)
Fertilized egg must attach to the uterine wall
(implantation)
Infertility can result from problems that interfere with
any of these steps.
4. WHAT INCREASES THE RISKS?
Age
Stress
Poor diet
Smoking
Alcohol
STDs
Overweight
Underweight
Caffeine intake
Too much exercise
5. THE AGE FACTOR
20% of women in the United States have their first
child after age 35.
About one third of couples over age 35 have fertility
problems.
Age decreases the woman’s ability to conceive by:
Ability of a woman’s ovaries to release eggs
Increased miscarriages
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6. ENDOMETRIOSIS Occurs when the uterine
tissue implants and
grows outside of the
uterus, affecting the
function of the ovaries,
uterus and fallopian
tubes.
Scar tissue can block the
fallopian tubes and
prevent the egg from
entering the uterus.
There is a 25-35% rate of
infertility in moderate to
severe cases of
Endometriosis
9. HARD EGGS
If your egg is too 'hard', then the embryo cannot
hatch out of the zona pellucida and it dies.
To fix this problem, scientists can make a tiny hole
in the egg to give it a head start.
10. TREATMENT
Infertility can be treated with medicine, surgery,
artificial insemination or assisted reproductive
technology.
Stimulate ovulation with fertility drugs
About two-thirds of couples who are treated for
infertility are able to have a baby.
In most cases, infertility is treated with drugs or
surgery.
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Editor's Notes
Many of the risk factors for both male and female infertility are the same. They include:
Age. After about age 32, a woman's fertility potential gradually declines. Infertility in older women may be due to a higher rate of chromosomal abnormalities that occur in the eggs as they age. Older women are also more likely to have health problems that may interfere with fertility. The risk of miscarriage also increases with a woman's age. A gradual decline in fertility is possible in men older than 35.
Tobacco smoking. Men and women who smoke tobacco may reduce their chances of becoming pregnant and reduce the possible benefit of fertility treatment. Miscarriages are more frequent in women who smoke.
Alcohol use. For women, there's no safe level of alcohol use during conception or pregnancy. Moderate alcohol use does not appear to decrease male fertility.
Being overweight. Among American women, infertility often is due to a sedentary lifestyle and being overweight.
Being underweight. Women at risk include those with eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, and women following a very low-calorie or restrictive diet. Strict vegetarians also may experience infertility problems due to a lack of important nutrients such as vitamin B-12, zinc, iron and folic acid.
Too much exercise. In some studies, exercising more than seven hours a week has been associated with ovulation problems. Strenuous exercise may also affect success of in vitro fertilization. On the other hand, not enough exercise can contribute to obesity, which also increases infertility.
Caffeine intake. Studies are mixed on whether drinking too much caffeine may be associated with decreased fertility. Some studies have shown a decrease in fertility with increased caffeine use while others have not shown adverse effects. If there are effects, it's likely that caffeine has a greater impact on a woman's fertility than on a man's. High caffeine intake does appear to increase the risk of miscarriage.
, about 20 percent of women in the United States now have their first child after age 35. So age is an increasingly common cause of fertility problems. About one third of couples in which the woman is over 35 have fertility problems.
Aging decreases a woman's chances of having a baby in the following ways:
The ability of a woman's ovaries to release eggs ready for fertilization declines with age.
The health of a woman's eggs declines with age.
As a woman ages she is more likely to have health problems that can interfere with fertility.
As a women ages, her risk of having a miscarriage increases.
The normal tissue lining the uterine cavity is called the endometrium. Endometriosis is a condition in which the presence of this endometrial tissue moves outside the uterus. The most common places for implantation are the ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder and intestines, uterine wall, and the lining of the pelvis. In very rare cases it may be found in the lungs, surgical wounds (cesarean section scars), brain tissue and the vaginal wall.
Can Endometriosis cause infertility?Adhesions (scar tissue) can block the fallopian tubes and prevent the egg from entering the uterus. There is a 25-35% rate of infertility in moderate to severe cases of Endometriosis, resulting primarly from damage incurred to the ovaries and fallopian tubes.
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