Fertility in women can be affected by the following:
- Age (fertility gradually declines in your 30s and drops significantly by the time you are 40)
- Egg quality and quantity
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Scarred, damaged, or blocked fallopian tubes
- Cervical mucus quality
- Menstrual cycle irregularities
- Excess weight
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Infections
- Birth defects
- Scarring or adhesions caused by pelvic or reproductive system surgery
- Endometriosis
- Fibroids
- Thyroid gland problems