Secondary infertility in women

There are many reasons for female secondary infertility, including frequent artificial abortions, physical illness, certain inflammation or immunity to sperm. If you have a disease that affects your pregnancy, you should focus on treating the disease and then you will be able to get pregnant. In case of secondary infertility, it is best to check the specific cause in the hospital before treatment. You should also pay attention to contraception in daily life to prevent it from affecting future fertility.

Causes of secondary infertility

Female factors

(1) Uterine factors: Uterine fibroids, uterine malformations, intrauterine adhesions, endometriosis, endometrial polyps, endometritis, etc. are not conducive to conception. Cervical inflammation, abnormal position, etc. can lead to infertility.

(2) Fallopian tube factors: The inability to conceive is caused by fallopian tube obstruction. Common causes include fallopian tube inflammation, fallopian tube spasm, fallopian tube tuberculosis, fallopian tube effusion, fallopian tube adhesion, etc.

(3) Ovarian factors: Ovarian tumors, premature ovarian failure, ovarian dysfunction, etc. can all cause infertility.

(4) Inflammatory factors of the lower genital tract: Infections such as Trichomonas, fungi, and bacteria destroy the natural defense function of the vagina, causing vaginal inflammation, which can reduce the motility of sperm and shorten the survival time of sperm, causing temporary infertility.

(5) Immune factors: The male sperm, as a foreign protein-antigen, causes the female body to produce antibodies. In some women, this immune response is particularly strong, and the anti-sperm antibodies are positive, causing the sperm to coagulate and lose their activity, leading to infertility.

(6) Mental factors: Mental abnormalities and excessive mental stress, which in severe cases may lead to a mental "child-seeking mania" and can cause endocrine disorders and lead to infertility.

(7) Factors of artificial abortion: Multiple or excessive curettage may damage the basal layer of the endometrium, leading to amenorrhea or scanty menstruation. It may also cause endometritis, endometrial damage and intrauterine adhesions, affecting the implantation of the fertilized egg and causing infertility.

(8) Chemical and physical factors: such as lead and mercury poisoning, smoking, drinking, radioactive factors, environmental changes, deficiency of trace elements and vitamins, etc., also have an impact on conception.

(9) Systemic diseases: including hypothalamic-pituitary diseases, diabetes, thyroid and adrenal dysfunction, etc.

(10) Others: Pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic peritonitis, tuberculous peritonitis, peritoneal endometriosis, etc. can all cause infertility.

prevention

First of all, we should avoid unplanned pregnancy and have abortions as little as possible. If abortion is really necessary, we should go to a regular medical institution for it. Change bad living habits, reduce contact with toxic and harmful substances, actively carry out reproductive health care, and prevent and treat reproductive tract infections.

Can secondary infertility be cured?

Secondary infertility can be cured. For example, some patients with inflammation only need to cure the inflammation thoroughly to become pregnant successfully. If you have secondary infertility, you should pay attention to the hygiene of your private parts and avoid unclean sexual habits. If you have severe secondary infertility, you will need surgical treatment. So once the cause is found, it can be cured.