Patient's question:
Infertility in womenDoctor's answer:
The main causes of female infertility can be summarized into 4 categories:① Ovulatory dysfunction: Anovulation or ovulation with luteal phase defect.
② Congenital or acquired abnormalities of the reproductive organs, which obstruct the patency and function of the reproductive tract from the vulva to the fallopian tubes, hinder the meeting of sperm and eggs, and lead to infertility.
③ Immunological factors: This refers to the presence of antisperm antibodies in the female reproductive tract or serum, causing sperm agglutination, loss of vitality, or death, leading to infertility or subfertility. Additionally, some infertile women have serum antibodies against their own zona pellucida, which can block sperm penetration into the egg for fertilization, also resulting in infertility.
④ Infertility caused by sexual dysfunctions, lack of sexual knowledge, systemic diseases, and unknown reasons accounts for about one-third of the causes of infertility.