FEMALE INFERTILITY: CAUSES AND PREVENTIONS

<div class="MsoNormal">                                                                           <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIT5fuNI0vPq_aEyelg-jkk0oeMnQNJ7pmRdImPy8VTokX5Fk_oUVzK_1hPQXSTg5Gh3HwBXFsl2QyCmdWBlw6zFLTLaIQBsjLIfN6CM7f2ntqmH1ypLPY5XDBfZkSjFKzgJkao7iy5bU/s1600/fertility+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIT5fuNI0vPq_aEyelg-jkk0oeMnQNJ7pmRdImPy8VTokX5Fk_oUVzK_1hPQXSTg5Gh3HwBXFsl2QyCmdWBlw6zFLTLaIQBsjLIfN6CM7f2ntqmH1ypLPY5XDBfZkSjFKzgJkao7iy5bU/s1600/fertility+9.jpg" /></a></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">      </span><br /> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">50% of cases of infertility of a couple is due exclusively to women<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The causes of female infertility are very diverse, although we must establish clear differences between primary infertility (when not previously had children) and secondary (when you have had at least one child).<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">For pregnancy to occur, several things must happen:</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">It should develop an egg in one of the ovaries of women.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">The ovary to release an egg each month (ovulation). The egg must then be picked up by one of the fallopian tubes.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">A man's sperm must travel through the uterus to the fallopian tubes to join the egg and fertilize it.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 115%;"></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">The fertilized egg must travel through the fallopian tubes and adhering (implanted) to the lining of the uterus.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Causes of female infertility<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">     Between 75 and 85% of cases of female infertility is due to anovulation - that is, the ovum is not expelled Ovary -, theendometriosis - condition in which uterine tissue outside the uterus, in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, intestines, bladder and even periotoneo - and finally, the factor peritoneal tube - when the fallopian tubes, which carry sperm to the egg, have an injury, blocking or adherence.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">However, they are not the only causes of female infertility. Here are other factors that may be the cause of female infertility.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">•          general factors<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Diabetes mellitus, thyroid problems , adrenal disease<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          kidney disease<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          psychological factors<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">•          Hypothalamic-pituitary factors<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Kallman syndrome<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          hypothalamic dysfunction<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          hyperprolactinemia<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          hypopituitarism<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">•          ovarian factors<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Polycystic ovary syndrome<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          anovulation<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          early menopause<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Turner Syndrome<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          ovarian neoplasm<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">•          Tube factors peritonal<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          pelvic adhesions<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Pelvic inflammatory disease<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          tubal occlusion<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">•          uterine factors<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          uterine malformations<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          leiomyoma<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Asherman syndrome<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">•          cervical factors<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          cervical stenosis<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Antisperm antibodies.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Insufficiency of cervical mucus<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">•          vaginal factors<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          vaginismus<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          vaginal obstruction<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">•          other factors<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Anorexy<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Overweight<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Excess estrogen<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">o          Smoke<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Primary infertility<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are different situations that arise in women ovulation problems, obstacles to the fertilized egg does not attach to the endometrium or spontaneous abortion occurs:<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">antiphospholipid syndrome and other autoimmune diseases.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Congenital malformations of the reproductive system.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Blocked fallopian tubes.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Changes in hormonal balance.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fibroids or polyps in the uterus or cervix.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cancer of the uterus, ovary or cervix.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is having undergone cancer treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Obesity.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Diabetes.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Coagulation disorders.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Polycystic ovary.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Endometriosis.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pelvic inflammatory disease.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Advanced age.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sexually transmitted diseases.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Alcoholism or smoking.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">thyroid disease.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">after the last birth diseases (diabetes, thyroid problems or hiperprolactemia).<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">genetic diseases.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">  <b>Prevention<o:p></o:p></b></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In some cases, the causes of female infertility are in their habits and, consequently, are preventable. No smoking, no alcohol, no drugs are part of this chapter, but also to maintain a balanced diet, regular exercise but without excess. Finally, we should mention the unprotected sex when you do not have a stable partner.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is also important to detect and correct treatment of diseases that may affect fertility, so they undergo (not only gynecologic) regular checkups can be a good way to avoid situations of infertility or reverse them by appropriate treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It should, finally, to emphasize the fact not delay the moment of motherhood if you want to have children, because age is a determining factor in the degree of female fertility.<o:p></o:p></span></div>

causes female infertility prevention FEMALE INFERTILITY: CAUSES AND PREVENTIONS

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FEMALE INFERTILITY

<div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">     Infertility means that you can not get pregnant (conceive).<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are two types of infertility:<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Primary infertility refers to couples who have failed to become pregnant after at least one year of sex without using contraception.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Secondary infertility refers to couples who have been able to become pregnant at least once, but now can not.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Causes</b><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Infertility can be caused by many physical and emotional factors. It may be due to problems in men, women or both.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">FEMININE INFERTILITY<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">     Female infertility can occur when:<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A fertilized egg or embryo does not survive once attaches to the lining of the womb (uterus).<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The fertilized egg is not fixed to the lining of the uterus.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The eggs can not move from the ovary to the womb.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The ovaries have problems producing eggs.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Female infertility can be caused by:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">     Autoimmunitarios disorders such as antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">modifying the reproductive tract birth defects<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cancer or tumor<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Coagulation disorders<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Diabetes<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Excessive alcohol consumption<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">excessive exercise<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">eating disorders or malnutrition<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Neoplasms (such as fibroids or polyps) in the uterus and cervix<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Use of certain drugs, such as chemotherapeutic drugs<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">hormonal imbalances<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Obesity<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Advanced age<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ovarian cysts and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pelvic infection or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Scarring following sexually transmitted infection, previous abdominal surgery or endometriosis<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">smoking<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Surgery to prevent pregnancy (tubal ligation) or failure of tubal recanalization surgery (anastomosis)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">thyroid disease<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What causes female infertility?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">     Approximately 25 percent of women with infertility ovulate rarely or never. These women often have irregular periods or not have them at all. Ovulation can be altered due to changes in the way the pituitary gland (a gland at the base of the brain) releases certain hormones. These hormones, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (HFS), send a signal to the egg develops and the ovary releases it.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Among the problems that interfere with the normal release of LH and HFS are<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">lesions in the hypothalamus (part of the brain that works with the pituitary gland)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">pituitary tumors<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">having too low or high weight<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">too much exercise<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">extreme stress<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Other hormonal disorders that interfere with ovulation or affect fertility are<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">diabetes<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">early menopause<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">sometimes, Cushing syndrome (a disorder that causes a very high level of cortisol, sometimes called "the stress hormone")<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The ability to get pregnant also can be affected by age, since the number and quality of eggs gradually decreases from approximately 35 years. Other factors include<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">reproductive tract problems such as blocked or damaged Fallopian tubes, scar tissue in the uterine lining, polyps or fibroids in the uterus and endometriosis<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia and gonorrhea, which can cause blockages of the fallopian<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">smoking, drinking alcohol or using drugs such as cocaine and marijuana<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">certain medications such as antidepressants, tranquilizers, calcium channel blockers, narcotics and anti-cancer drugs<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">chronic medical conditions such as kidney disease, liver disease, sickle cell disease, HIV / AIDS and hepatitis B or C<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How is infertility diagnosed?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">     Your doctor will begin with a medical history about your menstrual cycle, past illnesses, sexually, transmission surgeries and any medications you are taking.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The next step is usually a pelvic exam to make sure your reproductive tract (vagina, uterus and ovaries) is normal and blood tests to measure your hormone levels. In addition, it will take a medical history of your partner and will do a semen analysis. According to the results of these tests, your doctor may make them more tests, including one to ensure that the fallopian tubes of women are not blocked.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What is the treatment for infertility?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">     Treatment for infertility depends on the cause and age. There are two main categories: one contributes to fertility drugs or surgery, and the other techniques used in assisted reproduction.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fertility drugs (clomiphene pills, and injections of the hormone HFS and HL) are the main treatment for women with ovulation disorders. It is possible that women without a clear cause of infertility also use these drugs. Doctors sometimes combine drug treatment with intrauterine insemination (IUI), in which sperm are released into the uterus with a catheter (a thinflexible tube) is inserted into the vagina. IUI is made attime of ovulation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>

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