Infertility and It’s Causes in women

Infertility means not being able to become pregnant after a year of trying. If a woman can get pregnant but keeps having miscarriages or stillbirths, that’s also called infertility. Infertility is fairly common. After one year of having unprotected sex, about 15 percent of couples are unable to get pregnant.

Causes of infertility in women

There are many reasons of infertility in women some of them are: -

Blocked fallopian tube :- Blocked fallopian tubes due to pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis, or surgery for an ectopic pregnancy.
Problem in uterus :- Physical problems with the uterus.Uterine fibroids, which are non-cancerous clumps of tissue and muscle on the walls of the uterus.

Damage to your fallopian tubes. These structures carry eggs from your ovaries, which produce eggs, to the uterus, where the baby develops. They can get damaged when scars form after pelvic infections, endometriosis, and pelvic surgery. That can prevent sperm from reaching an egg in the tube. The egg and sperm meet in the tube. This is where the egg is fertilized and then moves down to the uterus to implant.
Hormone problem :- Hormonal problems. You may not be getting pregnant because your body isn’t going through the usual hormone changes that lead to the release of an egg from the ovary and the thickening of the lining of the uterus. Hormonal problems can sometimes cause or foster infertility, and the levels of several key hormones may be tested during an infertility evaluation. Of these, progesterone is the most critical and usually the first hormone tested. Progesterone levels generally peak one week after ovulation, and can be measured through blood tests to detect the amount of progesterone present in the blood stream.
Hormone in females body

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) helps control the menstrual cycle and egg production. Estradiol increases during the menstrual cycle and is a marker of ovarian function and quality of eggs. These hormones are evaluated early in the menstrual cycle to evaluate ovarian reserve, along with anti- mullerian hormone and an ultrasound of the ovaries. Estradiol is also frequently evaluated during treatment cycles to assess growth and quality of the developing egg.

Luteinizing hormone (LH) is another critical hormone that is frequently tested, usually in a urine sample just before ovulation occurs. LH stimulates the ovaries to release an egg so urinary measurement of this hormone is helpful to time intercourse or intrauterine insemination.
Cervical issue:- Cervical issues. Some women have a condition that prevents sperm from passing through the cervical canal.
Uterine trouble:- Uterine trouble. You may have polyps and fibroids that interfere with getting pregnant. Uterine polyps occur when too many cells grow in the endometrium, the lining of the uterus. Fibroids grow in the wall of the uterus.