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Infertility is usually defined as not being able to get pregnant despite trying for one year. A broader view of infertility includes not being able to carry a pregnancy to term.
Problems with ovulation account for most infertility in women. Signs of problems with ovulation include irregular menstrual periods or no periods. Simple lifestyle factors, including stress, diet, or athletic training can affect a woman's hormonal balance.
Follow the links below to find information on the causes, diagnosis and treatment of female infertility.
Reviewed January 2009
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is a serious health problem for women. It can cause infertility (inability to get pregnant) due to scarring of the fallopian tubes.
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Feb 2009
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Chlamydia
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Better Health Channel
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Chlamydia is a sexually transmissible infection (STI) that can affect women and men. If left untreated, chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women, which can lead to chronic pain and infertility. Chlamydia may have no symptoms. It can be easily treated with antibiotics.
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Sep 2008
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Ovulation triggers in anovulatory women undergoing ovulation induction
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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When infertility is due to failure of an egg to grow (anovulation) fertility drugs are used to stimulate growth. When the egg reaches maturity, as judged by ultrasound, its release (ovulation) is often prompted by use of an ovulation trigger in the beli...
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Jul 2008
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Surgery for tubal infertility
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Tubal surgery to overcome infertility caused by tubal disease is becoming popular due to the success rates (livebirths), advances in surgical techniques. including microsurgery, and because of the adverse outcomes and costs related to in vitro fertilisa...
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Jul 2008
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Infertility - female
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Better Health Channel
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Infertility problems in women include failure to ovulate, blockages in the fallopian tubes, and disorders of the uterus, such as fibroids or endometriosis. Treatment options include hormone therapy, surgery and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) including in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Some cases of infertility have no cause - this is called unexplained' or idiopathic' infertility.The age of the woman is a significant fertility factor.
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Jun 2008
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Barrier agents for adhesion prevention after gynaecological surgery
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Sometimes following surgery, adhesions can develop (where two normally separate surfaces join). Pelvic adhesions are most likely to form in association with swelling, endometriosis or surgical trauma. Various materials have been used as 'mechanical' bar...
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Dec 2007
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Infertility treatments - female
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Better Health Channel
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Treatments for infertility and to help conceive a baby include surgery to clear blockages or scar tissue, ovulation induction and in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Pregnancy can be achieved using assisted reproductive techniques (ART) but is not always possible.
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Oct 2007
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DES daughters - fertility and pregnancy
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Better Health Channel
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Exposure to the anti-miscarriage drug, diethylstilboestrol (DES) while in the womb can cause reproductive changes and fertility problems later in life. DES daughters might have limited contraceptive choices. They also have a higher risk of ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage and premature labour. Abortions can increase the risk of miscarriage for a DES daughter.
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Jun 2007
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Salpingitis
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Better Health Channel
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Salpingitis is inflammation of the fallopian tubes, triggered by bacterial infection. This condition is a common cause of female infertility because the inflammation can damage the fallopian tubes. Salpingitis is sometimes called pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Treatment options include antibiotics. Salpingitis may have no symptoms, but signs may include abnormal vaginal discharge, spotting between periods, painful periods, pain during ovulation or sex and lower back pain.
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Jun 2007
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Ovulation suppression for endometriosis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This review of 23 trials involving 3043 women with endometriosis has shown that there no evidence of benefit with the use of ovulation suppression for women with endometriosis and infertility. Endometriosis is caused by the lining of the uterus (endomet...
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May 2007
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Tubal flushing for subfertility
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Eggs travel from ovaries through fallopian tubes to reach the uterus (womb). If there is a blockage it may not be possible for the woman to conceive. The tubes can be tested by 'flushing' them with dye or medium (liquid) that will show up during laparos...
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Apr 2007
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Danazol for unexplained subfertility
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The drug danazol (Danocrine) was the most frequently prescribed medication for endometriosis but has also been tested as a treatment for unexplained subfertility. The review of trials found that there is no evidence that low doses of danazol improve liv...
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Nov 2006
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Clomiphene citrate for unexplained subfertility in women
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Clomiphene citrate is a fertility drug that can increase the number of eggs released for possible fertilisation. It is used by women who do not ovulate regularly and by some who do but still have not become pregnant. Clomiphene citrate does not appear t...
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Nov 2006
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Chlamydia
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myDr
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Chlamydia is a serious and common sexually transmitted disease, but it often causes no symptoms.
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Aug 2006
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Infertility
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myDr
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Infertility may affect either the man or the woman or both and is considered the inability to achieve pregnancy after 12 months of normal sexual intercourse.
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Aug 2006
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Female infertility
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myDr
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Find out more about the causes of female infertility and the tests that can help diagnose these problems.
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Apr 2006
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Growth hormone for in vitro fertilization
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Before starting an vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle, some women need help to ovulate. Growth hormone (GH) therapy is sometimes used in women who do not produce enough follicles in their ovaries. This aims to reduce the use of gonadotropin therapy to stim...
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May 2003
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Laparoscopic surgery for subfertility associated with endometriosis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity. It is variable in both its surgical appearance and clinical manifestation often with poor correlation between the two. Surgical treatment of endometriosis aims to remove visible areas of endometriosis and restore anatomy by division of adhesions.
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