Female infertility
DDx
- Male factor, eg, hypogonadism, varicocele, alcohol or drug use, immotile cilia syndrome
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Premature ovarian failure
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Inadequate luteal progesterone or short luteal phase
- Endometriosis
- Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) or polyps
- Prior pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pelvic adhesions, eg, pelvic surgery, therapeutic abortion, ectopic pregnancy, septic abortion, intrauterine device (IUD) use
- Cervical factors, eg, unfavorable mucus, antisperm antibodies
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Female Infertility." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114534/all/Female_infertility.
Zeiger RFR. Female infertility. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114534/all/Female_infertility. Accessed November 14, 2024.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Female infertility. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114534/all/Female_infertility
Zeiger RFR. Female Infertility [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2024 November 14]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114534/all/Female_infertility.
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