An Overview Of Female Infertility

by Erin Blackwell


There isn't just one overall kind of female infertility - there are many common causes. The majority of them can be fixed thanks to medical technology and knowledge. A viable pregnancy is what many women can experience when the problem is diagnosed and corrected. Knowing the most common infertility causes can be helpful.

One of the most common causes of infertility in women is fibroids. Although usually found in the uterus, these benign tumors can grow in other places. They can grow outside the uterus, underneath the uterine wall or at the cervix. It depends on where they're located and how big they are, but these fibroids can also delay or prevent pregnancy.

If the fibroids become large enough and are located inside the uterus, then extremely heavy monthly periods can be the cause. As a result of uterine fibroids, one woman began to hemorrhage and had to have an emergency hysterectomy in order for the bleeding to stop.

Anemia, which can be caused by fibroids, can also cause infertility. If you have heavy monthly cycles, get checked for fibroids and have the doctor check your iron count as well.

The uterus extends and make you appear anywhere from the size of a few weeks to a few months pregnancy because the fibroids can grow so large. Pharmaceutical to surgical treatments are the choices for fibroids but it would depend on how severe the problem is.

Infertility can also be caused by endometriosis. This is a condition where instead of growing in the uterus lining, the tissue grows in areas it shouldn't. Scarring can be the result if endometriosis is severe enough. Hormone therapy or surgery are the treatments if scarring needs to be removed.

Infertility can also be the result if you have diabetes. According to some studies, overweight diabetic women have infertility problems as a direct result of being overweight but to others, they claim that it's due to overall health risks that's associated with too much weight gain. But with poor control over blood sugar levels, then there's a greater risk of miscarriage.

Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome (also known as PCOS) can also cause infertility. Noticeable facial or body hair and irregular monthly periods are two of the widely known symptoms of PCOS.

To diagnose this, there should be ultrasound done or blood work drawn and the blood tested for too much androgen. The hormone that makes a man look like a man is called androgen.

For example, growth of coarse facial hair and hair growth on the back are part of the androgen hormone associated with men. Type II diabetes, weight gain, and insulin resistance are what this condition can lead to and that's why it's important to catch it early and get treatment.

Too much caffeine, medication, and thyroid malfunction can also cause female infertility. You need to get a check up in order to determine if these causes caused infertility.




About the Author:

Get instant access to the master resale rights material you've been looking for. Choose from thousands of private label rights topics and categories.

Sign Up for our Free Newsletter

Enter email address here