Female infertility may occur when:
- A fertilized egg or embryo does not survive once it sticks to the lining of the womb (uterus)
- The fertilized egg does not attach to the lining of the uterus
- The eggs cannot move from the ovaries to the womb
- The ovaries have problems producing eggs
Female infertility may be caused by:
- Autoimmune disorders, such as antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
- Cancer or tumor
- Clotting disorders
- Diabetes
- Growths (such as fibroids or polyps) in the uterus and cervix
- Birth defects that affect the reproductive tract
- Excessive exercising
- Eating disorders or poor nutrition
- Use of certain medications, including chemotherapy drugs
- Drinking too much alcohol
- Obesity
- Older age
- Ovarian cysts and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Pelvic infection or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Scarring from sexually transmitted infection or endometriosis
- Thyroid disease
- Too little or too many hormones
- Bartholines Absence Extraction
- Caesarean Section
- Cyst Aspiration
- Dilation and Curettage
- Evacuation of Retained Products of Conception - ERPC
- Hysteroscopy Fibroid Resection
- Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Myomectomy
- Laparoscopic Sterilization
- Laparoscopy Ectopic Pregnancy
- Laparoscopy Ovarian Cystectomy
- Open Myomectomy Operation
- Pelvic Floor Repair
- Shirodkar Suture
- Shirodkar Suture Removal
- Surgeries