Female Infertility WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Female Infertility
Female infertility is the inability of a woman to become pregnant. The most common causes of female infertility include fallopian tube damage or blockage, endometriosis, ovulation disorders, elevated prolactin, polycystic ovary syndrome, early menopause, benign uterine fibroids and pelvic adhesions. Infertility is a common medical condition, affecting approximately 6 million people in the United States every year.
Fast Facts:
- Infertility is due to female factors in about 50% of cases.
- 10% of infertility cases are left unexplained.
- Female infertility can be prevented by avoiding sexually transmitted diseases' avoiding the use of illicit drugs, avoiding heavy or frequent alcohol use and adopting good personal hygiene and health practices
- The chances of becoming pregnant decrease by 3-5% per year after the age of 30.
- -- Women who smoke are 60% more likely than nonsmokers to be infertile.
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Latest Headlines on Female Infertility
What is Female Infertility?
- Harvard Medical School (via EveryDayHealth): Female Infertility
- Women's Health Channel: Female Infertility
- University of Michigan Health System: Female Infertility
- Medical Dictionary: Definition of Female Infertility
- Health Central: Female Infertility
What Are The Symptoms of Female Infertility?
- Harvard Medical School (via EveryDayHealth): Symptoms of Female Infertility
- Mayo Clinic: Symptoms of Female Infertility
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Female Infertility
- Health Central: Description of Female Infertility
- Fertility Journey: Female Signs
What Are The Causes and Complications of Female Infertility?
- Your Total Health (via iVillage): Age and Female Infertility
- The Scoop on Smoking: Female Infertility
- About.com: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: The Leading Cause of Female Infertility
- Mayo Clinic: Causes of Female Infertility | Risk Factors of Female Infertility
- WrongDiagnosis: Causes of Female Infertility
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Female Infertility?
- Harvard Medical School (via EveryDayHealth): Treatment of Female Infertility
- Mayo Clinic: Treatment of Female Infertility
- WrongDiagnosis: Treatment of Female Infertility
- UpToDate: Treatment of Female Infertility
- Health Central: Treatment of Female Infertility
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Female Infertility?
- Revolution Health: Alternative Ways to Prevent Infertility
- Peace Health: Female Infertility
- Gold Bamboo: Female Infertility
- Center for Holistic Medicine: A Holistic Approach to Infertility
- Yin Yang House: Chinese Medicine Treatment of Female Infertility
What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Female Infertility?
- Harvard Medical School (via EveryDayHealth): Prognosis of Female Infertility
- WrongDiagnosis: Statistics of Female Infertility
- BMJ Clinical Evidence: Prognosis of Female Infertility
How Do You Prevent Female Infertility?
- Harvard Medical School (via EveryDayHealth): Prevention of Female Infertility
- Mayo Clinic: Prevention of Female Infertility
- Discovery Health: Infertility Prevention
- Stanford Hospitals and Clinics (via U.S. News): Infertility Prevention
- Protect Your Fertility: Female Risk Factors
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Female Infertility
- iVillage: Message Boards on Infertility
- HealthBoards: Discussions on Infertility
- Infertility Blog: Site for Those with Infertility Problems
- A Little Pregnant: Misadventures in Infertility, Pregnancy, and Parenthood
- Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters: A Blog About Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
Foundations and Support Groups on Female Infertility
- Daily Strength: Infertility Support Group
- Official Site: Fertility Research Foundation
- Official Site: InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
- Official Site: National Infertility Association
- Official Site: American Fertility Association
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Female Infertility
- PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles on Female Infertility
- New England Journal of Medicine: Medical Journal Articles on Female Infertility
- JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Female Infertility
- Oxford Journals: Medical Journal Articles on Female Infertility
- Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Female Infertility
Clinical Trials on Female Infertility
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Female Infertility
- Center Watch: Clinical Trials on Female Infertility
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Infertility in Women, Woman Infertility
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
