Other causes of infertility

Other causes of infertility • Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), uterine fibroids and endometriosis are the most common causes of infertility in women. • Low body fat or anorexia in women. i.e. a psychiatric eating disorder characterised by the fear of gaining weight. • Undescended testes and swollen veins (varicocoele) in scrotum. XII Std Zoology Chapter XII Std Zoology Chapter Reproductive Health • Tight clothing in men may raise the temperature in the scrotum and affect sperm production. • Under developed ovaries or testes. • Female may develop antibodies against her partner's sperm. • Males may develop an autoimmune response to their own sperm. All women are born with ovaries, but some do not have functional uterus. This condition is called Mayer-Rokitansky syndrome .