Misdiagnosis of Female infertility

Alternative diagnoses list for Female infertility:

For a diagnosis of Female infertility, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Female infertility:

• Male factor
• Polycystic ovary disease
• Premature ovarian failure
• Hyperprolactinemia
• Hypothyroidism
• Inadequate luteal progesterone
• Short luteal phase
• Endometriosis
• Uterine leiomyomas
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Pelvic adhesions
• Cervical factors

Diseases for which Female infertility may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Female infertility is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

• Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
• Azoospermia
• Male infertility

Female infertility: Hidden Causes Misdiagnosed?

Causes of Female infertility may include these medical conditions:

• Cessation of oral contraceptives - hormonal balance may take some time after stopping the pill.
• Infrequent intercourse
• Ovulation disorders
  • Anovulation - see also causes of anovulation
  • Stress
• more causes...»

Female infertility Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

• Ask the following questions - AMENORRHEA
• Ask the Following Questions - INFERTILITY, FEMALE
• Ask the Following Questions - INFERTILITY, MALE
• Differential Diagnosis - Amenorrhea
• Differential Diagnosis - Amenorrhea – Secondary
• Differential Diagnosis - Amenorrhea – Primary
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HYPOMENORRHEA AND AMENORRHEA
• Approach to the Diagnosis - INFERTILITY
• History and physical examination - Amenorrhea
• Diagnosis - Amenorrhea
• Diagnosis - Female infertility
• Diagnosis - Male infertility
• History and physical examination - Amenorrhea
• History - Amenorrhea
• Differential Overview - Secondary Amenorrhea
• Differential Overview - Infertility
• Diagnosis - Infertility, female
• Diagnosis - Infertility, male
• History - Amenorrhea
• History and physical examination - Amenorrhea
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HYPOMENORRHEA AND AMENORRHEA
• Approach to the Diagnosis - INFERTILITY

Female infertility: Medical Mistakes

Related medical mistakes may include:

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Female infertility: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed conditions in related areas may include:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Common Misdiagnoses and Female infertility

Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly diagnosed. Women with the condition tend to have heavy periods, since they actually have a bleeding disorder. Severe afflictions may result in the women receiving a hysterectomy unnecessarily, when the underlying cause has not been identified. See the introduction to Von Willebrand's disease and bleeding disorder.

Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast rash with redness and warmth, but not necessarily a physical breast lump. This type of breast cancer should be considered as an uncommon possibility for certain types of breast symptoms.

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 further reduce fertility. Some of these hidden causes include COPD, diabetes, thyroid disorders (overactive thyroid or underactive thyroid) and metabolic syndrome. See also other causes of infertility.

Female infertility: Rare Types

Rare types of medical disorders and diseases in related medical areas:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• Women's General Health: rare types of diseases:
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Heart Attack -- Rare Types
  • Thyroid Disease -- Rare Types
  • Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
• Pregnancy: rare types of diseases:
  • Gestational Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Gestational Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Eclampsia -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
• More premium medical articles ...

About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Female infertility or confirming a diagnosis of Female infertility, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Female infertility may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Female infertility. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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