What if you still dont get pregnant? It is prudent to be mindful about infertility as well. Female Infertility is the inability to achieve pregnancy after 12 months of normal sexual intercourse without contraception. Infertility may affect either the man or the woman or both.

There are also other factors that may affect fertility including:
*General health concerns such as obsesity, thyroid diseases or uncontrolled diabetes.
*Psychological factors such as stress, tension and anxiety.
*Excessive smoking and alcohol intake
*Some types of medication and side effect of some common diseases.

What causes of female infertility?

*Failure to produce eggs.
*Failure for the ovaries to develop, as seen in conditions such as Turner’s syndrome.
*Endometriosis, a condition that causes abnormal growth of the endometrium tissue, often causing scarring and inflammation in the reproductive organs.
*Blocked Fallopian tubes (the tubes that take eggs from the ovaries to the womb). This is often caused by scarring following infections such as pelvic inflammatory diseases (PIDs) or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as chlamydia or gonorrhoea.


*Womb tumour or scarring that prevents fertilised eggs from implanting.
*Certain hormonal imbalances.
*’Hostile’ mucus at the cervix (neck of the womb) which does not allow sperm to enter.
*In rare cases, some women may have a rection to their partner’s sperm.

However, there are excellent screening methods as well as treatments available for both male and female infertility. Speak to your doctor today for more information.