Female infertility refers to infertility in women, the inability to conceive after sexual intercourse. In 2021 approximately 110 million women globally were affected, an 84 percent increase since 1990. Fertility is affected by a variety of factors, including malformations of the uterus, hormones, disease, nutritional status, and pollution, with ovulatory hormonal disorders the single greatest contributing factor, alongside acquired factors such as age, smoking, sexually transmitted infections, and abnormal body weight.
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Body SystemSourced to the subject's own account ICD-10 ChapterXIV: Diseases of the Genitourinary System 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Connections
Treated By
Source In Vitro Fertilisation (Wikipedia)
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1. Female infertility (Wikipedia)
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Diseases of the genitourinary system
3. Wikidata: Female Infertility
WikidataWikidata P279 (disease-category: non-communicable)Quote, Wikidata P279 (disease-category: non-communicable)
Subclass of: infertility
In Vitro Fertilisation (Wikipedia)
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IVF may be used to overcome female infertility when it is due to problems with the fallopian tubes, making in vivo fertilisation difficult.
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