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Approximately 10% of cases of female sterility have a genetic origin, this includes chromosomal alterations that can cause miscarriages, for example. In addition to the genetic factor, three other causes are also responsible for female sterility. In the first place, the ovarian factor, that is, those cases in which ovulation does not occur (polycystic ovary syndrome, absence of ovulation, etc.). Another cause is alterations in the internal anatomy of the uterus, known as uterine factor (polyps, myomas, endometriosis, etc.). Tubal factor or obstruction of the fallopian tubes can also be a cause.
Detecting infertility
The process of diagnosing female infertility usually begins with a hormonal study and ultrasound of the female, and a semen study of the male. Depending on the results of these tests, additional studies may be required.
The hormonal study in women must be performed on certain days of the cycle, so you should wait to perform them at that precise moment. The woman’s menstrual cycle (considering as day 1 the first day of the period), is the one that will determine both the diagnostic process and the treatment, since everything will depend on the response of the ovaries of each woman and in each cycle.
Combined infertility
There may be cases in which both the man and the woman present sterility so that the couple faces a double sterility that hinders the process of pregnancy and fertilization. In other cases, it may be that each member of the couple is independently fertile but cannot conceive together without assistance. Combined infertility occurs, therefore, when there is sometimes a female factor and an associated male factor, which are responsible for the infertility.