Female Infertiltiy

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Female Infertility
- Damage to fallopian tubes
  - May impede the pick-up or transport of the egg, thereby preventing fertilisation.
  - Blocked fallopian tubes can be treated by microsurgical techniques.
    - But in other cases, pregnancy can only be achieved with IVF.
- Hostile Mucus
  - May affect sperm travelling at all times other than during ovulation.
  - Hormonally induced changes in the mucus obstructs the free passage of sperm.
  - Some women have antibodies against sperm in their mucus.
    - Sperm are often unable to pass though the cervical canal.
- Ectopic Pregnancy
  - An ectopic pregnancy is not usually capable of surviving and in most instances it will spontaneously miscarry.
  - When the fertilised egg implants itself outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tubes.
  - Almost all women diagnosed will have to be operated on or treated with medication.
Almost all women diagnosed will have to be operated on or treated with medication.

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