What is Female infertility?

What is Female infertility?

• Female infertility: Infertility that affects the female.
• Female infertility: Diminished or absent ability of a female to achieve conception.
  Source - Diseases Database

Female infertility: Introduction

Types of Female infertility:

Broader types of Female infertility:

• Uterus conditions
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Ovary conditions
• Fallopian tube conditions
• Infertility
• Fertility conditions
• Reproductive conditions
• Female reproductive conditions
• Women-only conditions
• Women's health conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Female infertility?

Incidence (annual) of Female infertility: at least 2 million annual cases (based on NWHIC)
Incidence Rate of Female infertility: approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA [about data]

What causes Female infertility?

Causes of Female infertility: see causes of Female infertility

What are the symptoms of Female infertility?

Symptoms of Female infertility: see symptoms of Female infertility

Female infertility: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Female infertility.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Female infertility.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Female infertility: see treatments for Female infertility
Alternative treatments for Female infertility: see alternative treatments for Female infertility
Research for Female infertility: see research for Female infertility

Society issues for Female infertility

Hospitalization statistics for Female infertility: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Female infertility:

• 0.13% (16,268) of hospital consultant episodes were for female infertility in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for female infertility required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for female infertility were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1% of hospital consultant episodes for female infertility required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for female infertility in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for female infertility in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Female infertility:

Organs and body systems related to Female infertility include:

• Female sexual organs
• Ovary
• Uterus
• Fallopian tubes

Name and Aliases of Female infertility

Main name of condition: Female infertility

female sterility

Female infertility: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Female infertility:

• Endometriosis
• Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
• Ovarian Drilling
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Premature ovarian failure
• In-vitro fertilisation (IVF)
• Chlamydia

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