What is infertility?
Millions of women had faced infertility problems and are having difficulty to get pregnant. About 30% of the cases, it is due to problem with the women's fertility. It can be diagnosed when a women tries to get pregnant for a year or six months if their age is over 35. Women who have repeated miscarriages can also be considered as infertile. Infertility is not just always due to women's problem. Men may also be the root causes for infertility. Successful Natural pregnancy gets developed only if it follows these conditions.
>It should release an egg from one of woman's ovaries.
> An egg should reach towards the uterus through the fallopian tube.
> Sperm should conjoin with the fertilised egg and egg must attach with the inside of the uterus.
What leads to female infertility?
There are number of reasons that women might face infertility such as eggs are of poor quality, ovulation problems, endometriosis, problems in fallopian tubes and weakness of uterus. About 10% of couples experience infertility due to endometriosis. The last fact is that women postpone having children until they are older. This might be one of the reasons for female infertility. There are unknown reasons for someone's infertility in some cases.
What are the factors that increase a woman's risk of infertility?
Sexually transmitted infections:
It is one of the major elements that might cause fertility complications. It is advisable to use condoms when you have sex in order to prevent from STD.
Smoking:
Smoking plays one of the crucial factors for increasing risks in Woman's infertility. If it is in higher levels in woman’s blood, it leads to foetal alcohol syndrome.
Alcohol:
Intake of excessive alcohol and poor drugs might lead to fertility malfunctions. It should be recommended to avoid recreational drugs or cocaine when trying to get pregnant.
Weight and thyroid disorders:
Being overweight or underweight and thyroid disorders might have difficulty to become pregnant. Reproductive organs need proper diet and exercise in order to ease with pregnancy.
Chemotherapy and radiations:
It is used to treat the cancer, but it falls under the category of risks that lead to Female fertility problems.
When should I approach the doctor?
Women who are trying to get pregnant for a year or six months if woman’s age over 35 should seek the doctors. Women should tell about their problems to doctors if they have irregular periods, frequent miscarriage, pelvic inflammatory diseases and endometriosis. After that ,they will bring you as well as your partner in subsequent tests such as checking your ovaries and uterus using ultrasound technology, tracking your Ovulation patterns using ovulation test kit and checking whether your fallopian tube is open using a test called hysterosalpingogram .