Investigations for anovulation are essential when deciding treatment choices, and as the main cause of female infertility is a lack of ovulation, these tests are crucial. In total, about 30-40% of couple infertility is female based; the same is true for men, with the rest being combined factors between the couple. However, about a third of cou...
Premature ovarian failure (POF) or “premature menopause” is a surprisingly common condition that affects one woman in a thousand at 30 and about one in a hundred at 40. i POF is a very challenging diagnosis to come to terms with because it brings both infertility and the early arrival of menopause. Menopause happens at around 50 for most wome...
Hyperprolactinaemia is an excess (“hyper”) level of the “prolactin” hormone at an inappropriate time, which stops ovulation. Prolactin is essential for the survival of all mammals as raised levels promote the production of milk (lactate) after childbirth. Its crucial women have high prolactin levels to breastfeed, and t...
The causes of unexplained infertility are by their very nature unclear, and future research will probably reveal conditions we currently know little about. While it’s impossible to say exactly why couples are diagnosed with unexplained infertility, we’ve highlighted eleven factors that contribute to the diagnosis, and nine of them can be...
