Reasons for infertility

Reasons for female infertility can be connected with absent or irregular ovulation, hormonal imbalances, being severely under- or over-weight, and it is also related to age. Some women have polycystic ovaries (PCOs), which might affect the menstrual cycle; occasionally a damaged Fallopian tube can occur after a chlamydia infection or after abdominal surgery, which might negatively affect fertility. Gynaecological malformations, myomas or polyps in the uterus, and endometriosis, can also be reasons for infertility.

Reasons for male infertility include impaired or absent sperm production, which sometimes occurs for unclear reasons, but which may be a result of viral infections in the testes or epididymis in cases of prostatitis. Another reason can be some form of deformation, or blockage in the spermatic duct after surgery; or infection. Erectile dysfunction may also be a factor, as well as medicines, anabolic steroids and drugs that might adversely affect sperm production.

GynHälsan Fertility Clinic
Kålsängsgränd 10 d, 3rd floor
SE-753 19 Uppsala
Sweden
+46 (0)18-12 80 17 
 
The clinic is centrally located near Uppsala's Central Station