Infertility
Infertility: Introduction
Infertility: Inability of couples to establish pregnancy by having sexual intercourse over a period of time, usually more than 1 year in length.
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causes of Infertility, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Infertility:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Infertility.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Causes of Types of Infertility:
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Infertility: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Infertility
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Diagnostic Guides for Infertility
Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- AMENORRHEA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Amenorrhea
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Amenorrhea
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Amenorrhea
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Amenorrhea
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Amenorrhea
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Amenorrhea
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Infertility: Self Assessment Tools
Infertility: Medical Mistakes
Infertility: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Hospitals & Clinics: Infertility
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Misdiagnosis and Infertility
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is linked to adverse fetal outcomes.
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Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status
can affect her level of fertility.
Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce fertility, there are other
weight-related or associated medical conditions that...read more »
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chromosomal abnormality due to the presence of only one X chromosome occurring in
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Infertility: Related Rare Diseases
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Causes of Infertility listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Infertility as a symptom include:
See full list of 219
causes of Infertility
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medications or substances causing Infertility:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Infertility as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Infertility
Article Excerpts about Infertility
Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive a child despite
trying for one year. The condition affects about 5.3 million Americans, or
9 percent of the reproductive age population, according to the American
Society for Reproductive Medicine. (Source: excerpt from Infertility: NWHIC)
Definitions of Infertility:
Infertility: Diminished or absent ability to produce offspring; in either the male or the female, not as irreversible as sterility. [L. in- neg. + fertilis, fruitful]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
The diminished or absent ability to conceive or produce an offspring while sterility is the complete inability to conceive or produce an offspring.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
The state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
The inability to produce children.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)
Organs affected by Infertility:
The list of organs typically affected by Infertility may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Infertility
The list below shows some of the causes of Infertility mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 219
causes of Infertility
How Common are these Causes of Infertility?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Infertility.
Of the 219
causes of Infertility that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 7
causes are "very common" diseases
- 5
causes are "common" diseases
- 4
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 10
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 201
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 219
causes of Infertility
Conditions listing symptoms: Infertility:
The following list of conditions
have 'Infertility' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
Symbols
17-
... infertility46,XX testicular disorder of sex development
... infertility46,XX testicular DSD
... infertility47,XXX syndrome
... infertilityA
Abdominal Cancer
... infertilityAdolescent cataract and infertility syndrome
... sterilityAdrenal adenoma, familial
... infertilityAdrenal Cancer
... infertilityAdrenal Cortex Diseases
... impaired male fertilityAdrenal gland hyperfunction
... infertilityAdrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital (General)
... infertilityAdrenal hyperplasia, congenital type 3
... infertilityAdrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked
... infertilityAdrenal incidentaloma
... infertilityAdrenocortical carcinoma
... infertilityAdverse reaction to chemical - 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane
... impaired male fertilityAhumada-Del Castillo Syndrome
... infertilityAndrogen Insensitivity Syndrome
... female infertility, infertilityAndrogen insensitivity syndrome, partial
... infertilityAnorchia
... infertilityAnorchidia
... sterilityAnovulation
... infertilityAnterior pituitary hyperhormonotrophic syndrome
... sterilityAppendiceal tumor
... infertilityAppendix cancer
... infertilityAromatase deficiency
... sterilityAsherman's syndrome
... impaired fertilityAutoimmune Endometriosis
... InfertilityAutoimmune oophoritis
... impaired fertilityAzoospermia
... male infertilityB
Bloom Syndrome
... male infertilityBronchiectasis - oligospermia
... infertilityC
Calloso-genital dysplasia
... infertilityChemical poisoning - 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane
... impaired male fertilityChromosome Y deletion
... male infertilityChronic Kidney Disease
... infertilityCiliary dyskinesia, due to transposition of ciliary microtubules
... male infertilityCongenital adrenal hyperplasia - simple virilizing form in females
... infertilityCongenital bilateral aplasia of vas deferens
... infertilityCongenital hypothyroidism
... InfertilityCortisone reductase deficiency
... female infertilityCushing syndrome, familial
... impaired male fertilityCushing's syndrome
... impaired male fertilityCystic Fibrosis
... Infertility, male infertilityCystic fibrosis - gastritis - megaloblastic anaemia
... infertilityD
De la Chapelle syndrome
... infertilityDel Castillo's syndrome
... sterilityDiethylstilbestrol antenatal exposure
... impaired fertility, infertilityE
Ectodermal dysplasia, Berlin type
... impaired fertility, sterilityEndometrial conditions
... InfertilityEndometriosis
... infertilityF
Factor XIII Deficiency
... male infertilityFactor XIII deficiency, congenital
... male infertilityFactor XIII, A1 subunit Deficiency
... male infertilityFactor XIII, B subunit Deficiency
... male infertilityFallopian tube conditions
... InfertilityFamilial hypopituitarism
... impaired fertilityFemale genital disorders
... InfertilityFemale pseudohermaphrodism - anorectal anomalies
... infertilityFertile eunuch syndrome
... impaired fertilityFollicle-stimulating hormone deficiency, isolated
... infertilityForbes-Albright syndrome
... decreased spermFowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome
... infertilityG
Gelatinous ascites
... infertilityGonadal dysgenesis
... infertilityGonadal dysgenesis Turner type
... infertilityGranulomatous hypophysitis
... infertilityGynaecological conditions
... InfertilityH
HAIR-AN Syndrome
... infertilityHashimoto's Thyroiditis
... infertilityHeller-Nelson syndrome
... infertilityHyperadrenalism
... infertilityHyperandrogenism
... infertilityHypergonadotropic ovarian failure, familial or sporadic
... impaired fertilityHyperprolactinemia
... infertilityHypogonadism, isolated, hypogonadotropic
... infertilityHypogonadotropic hypogonadism without anosmia, X-linked
... infertilityHypoparathyroidism X-linked
... sterilityHypopituitarism
... female infertility, InfertilityI
Immotile cilia syndrome, due to defective radial spokes
... male infertilityImmotile cilia syndrome, due to excessively long cilia
... male infertilityInfantile hypothyroidism
... InfertilityK
Kallmann Syndrome
... infertilityKlinefelter syndrome
... infertility, male infertilityKlinefelter syndrome, variants
... infertilityL
Lactotroph adenoma
... infertilityLipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia
... infertilityLuteinizing hormone releasing hormone, deficiency of, with ataxia
... infertilityM
Male reproductive toxicity - 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (DBCP)
... infertilityMasculinisation
... female infertilityMuckle-Wells syndrome
... infertilityMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
... impaired fertilityMyoma (fibroid)
... impaired fertilityO
Oligospermia
... male infertilityOvarian insufficiency due to FSH resistance
... infertilityOvarian insufficiency, familial
... infertilityP
Panhypopituitarism
... infertilityPituitary Cancer
... female infertilityPituitary tumors, adult
... female infertilityPolycystic ovarian disease, familial
... sterilityPolycystic ovaries urethral sphincter dysfunction
... infertilityPolycystic ovary syndrome
... infertility, sterilityPrimary ciliary dyskinesia
... male infertilityPrimary ciliary dyskinesia, 2
... male infertilityPrimary ciliary dyskinesia, 3
... male infertilityPrimary ciliary dyskinesia, 4
... male infertilityPrimary ciliary dyskinesia, 5
... male infertilityPrimary ciliary dyskinesia, 6
... male infertilityProlactinoma
... female infertilityProlactinoma, familial
... infertilityProximal myotonic dystrophy
... infertilityPseudohermaphrodism - anorectal anomalies
... infertilityR
Resistance to LH (luteinizing hormone)
... infertilityRetinohepatoendocrinologic syndrome
... infertilityRokitansky-Küster-Haüser syndrome
... infertilityS
Sexual dysfunction
... InfertilitySohval-Soffer syndrome
... impaired fertilitySpermatogenesis arrest
... infertilitySpermatogenic failure, nonobstructive, Y-linked
... male infertilitySpinal Muscular Atrophy
... male infertilityStampe-Sorensen syndrome
... impaired fertilitySwyer syndrome
... infertilityT
Turner Syndrome
... infertilityU
Uterine fibroids
... female infertility, infertilityV
Vaginal atresia
... infertilityW
Weinstein Kliman Scully syndrome
... InfertilityWilson's Disease
... InfertilityWinkelman Bethfe Pfeiffer syndrome
... InfertilityX
XX male syndrome
... InfertilityY
Young Hughes syndrome
... InfertilityYoung syndrome
... Infertility
Conditions listing complications: Infertility:
The following list of conditions
have 'Infertility' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
... female infertilityAttenuated congenital adrenal hyperplasia
... infertilityAutoimmune thyroid disease associated Celiac Disease
... infertilityB
Bladder Cancer
... infertilityC
Chlamydia
... infertilityCollagenous celiac disease
... infertilityCongenital adrenal hyperplasia - non-classical form
... infertilityCongenital adrenal hyperplasia - simple virilizing form in females
... infertilityCongenital giant megaureter
... sterilityCystic Fibrosis
... infertilityD
Down's syndrome associated Celiac Disease
... infertilityE
Endometriosis
... InfertilityH
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
... infertilityHereditary hypothyroidism
... InfertilityHermaphroditism
... infertilityHodgkin's disease, adult
... sterilityHodgkin's disease, childhood
... sterilityHysterectomy
... infertilityK
Kallmann syndrome 2
... infertilityKallmann syndrome, type 1, X-linked
... infertilityKallmann syndrome, type 3, recessive
... infertilityKallmann syndrome, type 4
... infertilityKlinefelter syndrome
... infertility, male infertility, sterilityL
Lead poisoning
... female infertility, infertility, male infertilityM
Medication related hypothyroidism
... InfertilityMullerian derivatives, persistent
... infertilityN
Nicotine addiction
... infertilityNon Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
... infertilityNon-Specific Urethritis
... sterilityO
Orchitis
... male infertilityP
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
... female infertilityPolycystic ovary syndrome
... female infertility, infertilityPrimary hypothyroidism
... InfertilityProlactinoma
... female infertilityProstatic tuberculosis
... InfertilityR
Radiation sickness
... sterilityRefractory Celiac Disease
... infertilityS
Salpingitis
... infertilitySmoking
... female infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 1
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 10
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 11
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 12
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 13
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 2
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 3
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 4
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 5
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 6
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 7
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 8
... infertilitySusceptibility to Celiac Disease 9
... infertilityT
Triple-X syndrome
... infertilityTurner Syndrome
... female infertility, infertility, sterilityTurner syndrome associated Celiac Disease
... infertilityType 1 diabetes related Celiac Disease
... infertilityV
Varicocele
... male infertilityW
William's syndrome associated Celiac Disease
... infertility
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Causes of Infertility Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Infertility based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
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Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Infertility?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Infertility, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Infertility:
Sub-fertility
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Infertility:
Subtypes of Infertility:
Male infertility (28 causes), Female Infertility (9 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Infertility:
Fertility symptoms (174 causes), Sexual symptoms (1608 causes)
Symptoms related to Infertility:
Anovulation, Amenhorrea (85 causes), Male infertility (28 causes), Female infertility (9 causes), Varicocele, Failure of the testicle to produce sperm, Endocrine disorders, Klinefelter's syndrome, Stress, Smoking, Caffiene, Recreational drugs, Failure of the testes to descend
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