Causes of female infertility

Female infertility is the condition where a woman is not able to conceive a child. There are many factors that cause this condition and the main reasons are disease and lifestyle. Age also plays a major role in judging the fertility of a woman. A common misconception nowadays is that one can actually contemplate having a child late in life; however, studies have shown that the ideal child bearing years are before the age of 35. While it is not impossible to have a child after this age, conceiving one becomes increasingly difficult, to the point where at the age of 43, it is nearly impossible to conceive, until coming to a complete stop after menopause.

Lifestyle is one of the leading causes of falling fertility rates. There are some established factors that do affect fertility pertaining to lifestyle - like smoking, stress, drug and alcohol use. Even if the intake of these toxins are not reason enough to worry, an unfit body that does not endure exercise, or receive proper proportions of essential nutrients can negatively affect fertility. Diseases that one suffers naturally also heavily affect female fertility. Some of the diseases that can affect a woman’s fertility include most forms of liver disease and kidney diseases as well as thrombopihilia – a condition that makes one prone to blood clots and thrombosis. It goes without saying that the diseases that affect the ovaries, uterine system, and the reproductive system lower fertility. Ovarian disease include conditions like polycystic ovarian syndrome, a lack of ovulation, premature onset of menopause, cancer, Turner’s syndrome that cause non-function ovaries, among others. Tubal or peritoneal factors include endometriosis – a condition that causes endometrial cells of the uterus to grow outside the uterus, pelvic inflammatory disease – caused by exposure to sexually transmitted infections, and other dysfunctions of the uterus and womb. Uterine factors like uterine fibroids that are benign tumors, uterine malformations, and adhesions, which is damage to the basal tissue of the uterus. Other factors include hormonal ones that affect a woman’s menstrual cycle and the release and sustainability of eggs.

In most cases, the best way to retain fertility, on the assumption that a woman understands that having a child after the age of 35 gets more difficult, is to ensure that one maintains a healthy lifestyle and stays free from diseases. While some diseases are part of one’s genetic destiny, there are many sexually transmitted diseases that should be consciously avoided by practicing safe sex.