INFERTILITY
Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve a successful pregnancy after 1 year of regular intercourse without using contraception in women under 35.
What is infertility?
Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve a successful pregnancy after 1 year of regular intercourse without using contraception in women under 35. The corresponding period for women over 35 is 6 months.
TopWhat are the causes of female infertility?
The most common endocrinopathies are:
- Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Pituitary adenoma
- Hypothalamic-Pituitary diseases
- Kallmann syndrome
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Obesity
- Luteal phase defect
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Addison’s disease
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Turner syndrome
- Stress
- Medicines
- Systemic disease
How is female infertility diagnosed?
The diagnosis of female infertility is made through history, physical examination, hormonal tests and imaging.
TopHow is female infertility treated?
The treatment of female infertility depends on the cause. Ovulation induction is usually done in the following ways:
- Restoration of normal body weight
- Treatment of underlying disease
- Clomiphene
- Aromatase inhibitors
- Gonadotropin therapy
- Metformin
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Dopamine Agonists
- Assisted reproductive technologies (IVF)