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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 4
First page : (348) Last page : (354)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8235

Causes of Female Infertility: A Systematic Review

Borsha Neog*
Assistant Professor, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam
*Corresponding Author E-mail: borsha.neog@aau.ac.in
Received: 10.06.2020  |  Revised: 19.07.2020   |  Accepted: 28.07.2020 

 ABSTRACT

Infertility is generally defined as the inability of a couple to conceive even after two or more years of unprotected sexual intercourse. It affects approximately 60 million to 168 million people and 13% to 15% of couples worldwide. MEDLINE, Scopus, EMBASE, PUBMED and Science Direct database were searched for this study. Thirty one research articles were examined in the overall review. The aim of the present study was a systematic review of the literature to ascertain the risk factors of female infertility. The risk factors for infertility include smoking, obesity, and alcohol consumption, advanced maternal age, sexually transmitted infection, ovarian factors, tubal and peritoneal factors, hormonal disorders, genetic factors, life style and many others. There have been numerous factors associated with the causes of infertility. Changes of lifestyle, controlling and identifying of chronic diseases, rapid and suitable treatments for sexually transmitted diseases can increase the chance of women fertility process. This research article is useful and beneficial for all medical and scientific researchers who want to uproot infertility.

Keywords: Infertility causes, Female infertility, Systematic review

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Cite this article: Neog, B. (2020). Causes of Female Infertility: A Systematic Review, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(4), 348-354. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8235