Causes of Female Infertility: Revealed

Do you know that there are numerous causes of female infertility? But the most common reason, which occurs in 75% of the fairer sex, is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease or PID. The incapacity to ovulate or Anovulation is one of the cases of PID. PCOS or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is another common ailment in this category. Some of the other forms of PID are Luteal Phase Defect, Gonadal Dysgenesis, Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, Endometriosis, Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, Cervical Stenosis, Uterine fibroids etc. Even Menopause, Premature Ovarian failure and aging are potent causes of female infertility.

A variety of bacteria infests the pelvic area of women like the reproductive organs or the appendix of the intestines causing infections. This pelvic region is prone to these kinds of infections. And Pelvic Inflammatory Disease occurs. When the fallopian tubes get affected due to the increase of such infections, the ovum or egg fails to proceed to them. This blocks the ovulation process. And the woman suffering from it becomes impotent. Known as Salpingitis, it is a sexually transmitted infection or STI and the causing agent is a bacterium known as Chlamydia trachomatis.

One of the widespread diseases in the developing countries like Pelvic Tuberculosis is also responsible for causing PID. The bacteria causing Tuberculosis affects the pelvic zone, in turn, bringing about gynecological problems. When abortions are carried out in unhealthy circumstances, especially on women who are non-sterile, their reproductive organs are easily contaminated by bacteria. This infection due to the after-effects of such unsafe abortion is also one of the significant causes of female infertility.

There is another major cause, called Endometriosis leading to female infertility and it covers about 30% of infertility cases in women. Though it remains to be clinically proven whether Endometriosis is the sole cause of sterility in women, or it is one of the reasons that lead to sterility. But the basis on which it is linked is most of the women who are victims of this disease have been found out to be infertile.

For years it is established that Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome causes infertility in women. It happens when Ovaries produce male hormone in excessive amount. If a woman is afflicted with PCOS, the excess secretion of androgen slashes down the level of follicle-stimulating hormone on the body. Consequently, the follicles fall short in the process of formation of a developed egg. And the chances of getting pregnant go downhill. These follicles that never mature into egg become turgid with fluids forming cysts. With the passage of time, the number of cysts replicate as the success rate of follicles developing into eggs diminishes. Resultantly, the ovary swells in proportion taking the shape of a grapefruit. This triggers off an array of problems like infertility.

Even if bacterial infection can be escaped, nature plays harsh games with some. Ovarian dysfunction does take place in women where the follies degenerate way before menopause. This is commonly called as the Premature Ovarian Failure. Women suffering from it have menopause even before they reach forty years. Therefore, it is also referred to as Early Menopause. If treated in time, it can be cured but if left the woman can become sterile.

There are also cases of Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and the sufferers stand the chance to go barren completely. Problem arises when certain dysfunction of the thyroid gland and the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal system controlling and regulating women’s reproductive system occurs. This kick-starts ailments like cessation of menstruation. And this becomes one of the serious causes of female infertility.

Uterine fibroids that are formed under the uterine cavity, specifically those that border the cavity known as sub-mucosal uterine fibroid, aim at causing botch, intense bleeding or even infertility. While in the case of Cervical Infertility the sperm is unable to get through the hole in the uterus because of a blockade. This condition is clinically termed as Cervical Stenosis. Moreover, the sperm fails to swim through to the uterus because of less quantity of cervical mucus or due to any discrepancy in its receptivity. This is medically called Non-receptive cervical mucus.

History tells that this incapacity to conceive is incurable through Allopathic medicines. This traditional norm of treatment does not attend to the initial cause of the problem but targets to heal the effect. On the other hand, holistic remedies look at things from the grass root level and use effective means to treat them. And the curative methods vary from acupuncture to Chinese medicines to diet changes to acupuncture to herbs to exercises. The investment here is worth the return as holistic remedies cure gently yet effectively.