Misdiagnosis of Hidden Causes of Female infertility

Underlying conditions list:

The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Female infertility includes:

• 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
  • Diet
  • Excessive exercise (see Exercise symptoms)
  • Athletic training
  • Poor nutrition
• Ovary disorders
  • Ovarian cysts
  • PCOS
  • Surgical ovary removal
  • Ovary infection
  • Ovarian cancer
• Hormonal disorders - affecting ovulation
  • Chronic diseases
  • Pituitary disorder
  • Pituitary gland tumor
  • Thyroid disorder - either underactive thyroid or overactive thyroid
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Adrenal disorder
• Blocked fallopian tubes
  • Salpingitis
  • Scarred fallopian tubes
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Endometriosis
  • Ectopic pregnancy surgery - for an earlier ectopic pregnancy
  • Tubal ligation - "tied tubes" procedure.
  • Abscess
  • Pregnancy termination procedure - the procedure or subsequent infection may have damaged the fallopian tubes.
• Uterus conditions
  • Removal of IUD - this may take time before things return to normal.
  • Scarred cervix
  • Uterus infection
  • Cervix cancer
  • Uterine cancer
  • Hysterectomy
  • Uterus defects
  • Cervical mucus defects
• Illness in general - any disease can reduce fertility.
• Imperforate hymen
• Cushing's syndrome
• C21-hydroxylase deficiency
• Kallmann syndrome
• Progestagens
• Cone biopsy of uterine cervix
• Idiopathic premature ovarian failure
• Anxiety (type of Neurosis)
• Ovarian failure
• Frölich's syndrome
• Absence of Fallopian tubes
• Smoking - female infertility
• Pituitary tumors, adult - female infertility
• Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome - female infertility
• Vaginal agenesis
• Diabetes mellitus type 2
• Sheehan's syndrome
• Anaemia
• Hypomenorrhea
• Polycystic disease of theovaries
• Myxoedema
• Dyspareunia
• Absence of ovaries
• Turner Syndrome - female infertility
• Lead poisoning - female infertility
• Prolactinoma - female infertility
• Masculinisation - female infertility
• Cystic fibrosis
• Amenorrhea
• Simmonds' disease
• Abnormalities of cervical secretion
• Closure of vagina (see Vaginal symptoms)
• Absence of vagina
• Adrenocortical tumor (see Adrenal gland symptoms)
• Fibroids
• Cortisone reductase deficiency - female infertility
• Pituitary tumour
• Anovulatory cycles
• Prolactin secreting pituitary tumour
• Combined oral contraceptive pill
• Anorexia nervosa
• Miscarriage
• Myotonic dystrophy
• Old age
• Anovular menstruation
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Haematocolpos
• Radiotherapy
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Autoimmune adrenalitis
• Menopause
• Super-female chromosomal anomaly
• Metropathia
• Vaginismus
• Closure of hymen (see Vaginal symptoms)
• Pituitary Cancer - female infertility
• Antipsychotic agents
• Cytotoxic therapeutic agents
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Testicular feminization syndrome
• Galactorrhoea-Hyperprolactinaemia
• Asherman's syndrome
• Elective abortion
• Occupational
• Carcinoma
• Conn's syndrome
• Malabsorption syndrome
• Haematometra
• Testosterone
• Haemosiderosis
• Cushing's disease
• Medroxyprogesterone acetate
• Turner's syndrome
• Tuberculosis
• Tuberculosis of the endometrium
• Closure of cervix (see Cervix symptoms)
• Uterine fibroids - female infertility
• Polycystic ovary syndrome - female infertility
• Metoclopramide
• Hypokalaemic distal renal tubular acidosis
• Hydatidiform mole
• Hematosalpinx
• Galactosemia type 1
• Vitamin A deficiency
• Obesity
• Polyps
• Absence of uterus
• Adrenal cortex tumours
• Hypopituitarism - female infertility
• Mullerian dysgenesis
• Trisomy X
• Peritoneal adhesions
• Ovarian tubal ligation
• Vitamin B deficiency
• Stenosis of cervix
• Ethanol
• Gonadal dysgenesis (female)
• FSH receptor deficiency
• Bicornuate uterus
• Breast feeding
• Uterine anomaly
• Primary affective disorder
• Inflammatory tubal lesion
• Cervicitis - female infertility

Female infertility as a complication:

Other conditions that might have Female infertility as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Female infertility as a complication includes:

• Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
• Lead poisoning
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Prolactinoma
• Smoking
• Turner Syndrome

Female infertility as a symptom:

Conditions listing Female infertility as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

For a more detailed analysis of Female infertility as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Female infertility.

• Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
• Cervicitis
• Cortisone reductase deficiency
• Hypopituitarism
• Masculinisation
• Pituitary Cancer
• Pituitary tumors, adult
• Prolactinoma
• Uterine fibroids

Discussion of underlying conditions of Female infertility:

PCOS can negatively affect fertility since it can prevent ovulation. Some women with PCOS have menstrual periods, but do not ovulate. (Source: excerpt from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): NWHIC)

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of Female infertility, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Female infertility. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Female infertility. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.