Causes of Female Infertility

Female infertility can be also be caused by a number of factors, including the following:

1. Damage to fallopian tubes:
2. Hormonal causes:
3. Cervical causes:
4. Uterine causes:
5. Unexplained infertility:
6. Hormonal problems:

Damage to fallopian tubes:

Damage to the fallopian tubes (which carry the eggs from the ovaries to the uterus) can prevent contact between the egg and sperm. Pelvic infections, endometriosis, and pelvic surgeries may lead to scar formation and fallopian tube damage.

Hormonal causes:

Some women have problems with ovulation. Synchronized hormonal changes leading to the release of an egg from the ovary and the thickening of the endometrium (lining of the uterus) in preparation for the fertilized egg do not occur. These problems may be detected using basal body temperature charts, ovulation predictor kits, and blood tests to detect hormone levels.

Cervical causes:

A small group of women may have a cervical condition in which the sperm cannot pass through the cervical canal. Whether due to abnormal mucus production or a prior cervical surgical procedure, this problem may be treated with intrauterine inseminations.

Uterine causes:

Abnormal anatomy of the uterus; the presence of polyps and fibroids

Unexplained infertility:

The cause of infertility in approximately 20% of couples will not be determined using the currently available methods of investigation.

Hormonal problems:

Sometimes the pituitary gland does not send the right hormonal messages to the testes. This can cause both low testosterone levels and a failure of the testes to produce sperm. Hormonal causes are uncommon, and affect less than one in 100 infertile men. Unfortunately, medical scientists do not yet understand all the details of sperm production and the fertilisation process. As a result, for many men with a sperm production problem, the cause cannot be identified.