Infertility
Causes of female infertility
- ovariesA pair of organs in the female reproductive system where ova (eggs) and hormones are produced. don’t produce eggs.
- Blocked/twisted oviductA tube in the female reproductive organ through which an egg passes from an ovary to the uterus. (maybe due to infection).
- Complication from a previous STI A sexually transmitted infection. (for example, chlamydia)
- uterusAlso known as a womb. This is where the fertilised egg (ovum) develops. lining not developing enough to allow embryo implantationIn reproduction, when the fertilised egg attaches to, and embeds itself in the wall of the uterus..
- vaginaA muscular tube that leads from the cervix to the outside of a woman's body. too hostile to allow sperm cellThe male sex cell or gamete. to enter (e.g. too acidic).
Causes of male infertility
- Not enough sperm produced.
- Non-healthy sperm produced (can be due to smoking or drinking alcohol to excess).
- Impotence.