REVIEW ON INFERTILITY IN WOMEN

The  difficulty  to conceive  or subfertility  constitutes  a  major  social  and psychological  burden  amongst  couples especially in African women. In Nigeria, it  is estimated  that female factors and unexplained infertility generally accounts for 50-80% of cases of infertility and thus the need to review the various works done by researchers. In this review the contributions of  the different etiological factors in  female infertility  was looked  into and  attempt was made to update the available information on the management of female infertility. The main aim of this review is to generate information which could act as guideline in the evaluation of female infertility. From the reviewed studies on female infertility it is concluded that a  loss of  5-10 %  of body  weight in  obese anovulatory  infertile women, maintenance  of  a  healthy  lifestyle,  prevention  and  prompt  treatment  of  sexually  transmitted  diseases  and  not delaying  parenthood are  amongst the  purported good  preventive measures  to tackle  infertility amongst infertile women.

Key words: Female infertility, hypothyroidism, anovulation, hyperprolactinemia,