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Polychestic ovary syndrome, pelvic inflammatory disease and early cancer. An early diagnosis makes the difference.
Many women They can’t get pregnanteven after many attempts. And it is often not to find the first explanation for this obstacle.
A female fertility could it be affected For several factors: women’s age, chronic stress, physical inactivity, tobacco and alcohol consumption, obesity, unbalanced diet and even chronic diseases such as diabetes or hypertension.
It should be noted that female fertility can be defined as the natural capacity of a woman to get pregnant and maintain a pregnancy until the birth of a healthy baby.
And there illnesses which can directly affect female fertility, which interfere with the normal functioning of the reproductive system and make the design process more difficult.
Catarina Marques, gynecologist and reproduction medicine specialist, warns of these diseases that are directly associated with female infertility and for which early diagnosis can make all the difference.
These are diseases that should not be viewed as a reason for alarm, but as a call for prevention, screening and body care.
The doctor highlights five diseases – some of them common and who have a diagnosis, sometimes time consuming.
Polychestic Ovarian Syndrome
It is one of the main causes of infertility and affects between 10% to 15% of women in childbearing age, with greater prevalence among overweight or obesity women. It is a hormonal imbalance that interferes with ovulation and can cause long menstrual cycles, lack of menstruation, hair growth in typical male pattern, severe acne and hair loss.
Endometriosis
One in ten women of reproductive age is estimated to be affected by this disease, very underdiagnosed. It is the presence of fabric similar to the endometrium outside the womb, such as ovaries, tubes or abdominal coating. This tissue responds to hormonal variations of the menstrual cycle, which can cause intense pain – during menstruation, sexual intercourse, when urinating or evacuating – and, in many cases, difficulty getting pregnant.
Pelvic inflammatory disease
It is an infection of the internal reproductive organs – uterus, tubes and ovaries – usually caused by sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia or gonorrhea. When not treated in timely, it can lead to lesions and obstructions in the fallopian tubes, making it difficult or even preventing natural fertilization. Symptoms include pelvic pain, fever, abnormal vaginal discharge and pain during sexual contact.
Uterine myomas
They are relatively common benign tumors that can interfere with fertility depending on their location and dimension. Fibroids that develop within the uterine cavity can make it difficult to implement the embryo or increase the risk of abortion. Women may have symptoms such as intense menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain or abdominal pressure sensation.
Fertile cancer
Concrete threat to fertility, especially when it requires treatments such as chemotherapy, pelvic radiotherapy or ovary and uterus surgery. These treatments can accelerate the loss of ovarian reserve or even cause premature bankruptcy of the ovaries.
