ReviewJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2017
Female infertility, infertility-associated diagnoses, and comorbidities: a review.
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- Women Undergoing Hormonal Treatments for Infertility: A Systematic Review on Psychopathology and Newly Diagnosed Mood and Psychotic Disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
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- Long-term maternal health outcomes following autologous in vitro fertilization compared with medically unassisted conceptions and with nulliparas.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026Article
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- Identification of CXCL12 as a key gene of trophoblast and endometrial stromal cell decidualization in pregnancy via scRNA-seq and experimental validation.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with Infertility Among Women Attending Reproductive Health Centers in Mogadishu, Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of general medicine · 2026Article
- What role do miRNAs play in the injured heart of the infertile female?Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2025Review
- Position Statement on Cardiometabolic Health Across the Woman's Life Course - 2025.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025Article
- Association between triglyceride-glucose index combinations and infertility: findings from a nationally representative study.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Integration of Bioengineered Tools in Assisted Reproductive Technologies.Advanced healthcare materials · 2025Review
- Association of relative fat mass with female infertility: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2017-2020.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- How exome sequencing improves the diagnostics and management of men with non-syndromic infertility.Andrology · 2025Review
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of the study is to evaluate existing literature for possible associations between female infertility, infertility-associated diagnoses, and the following areas of disease: psychiatric disorders, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic dysfunction.
methodsThe design of the study is a literature review. The patients were women included in 26 selected studies due to a diagnosis of infertility or a reproductive disorder associated with infertility. This study has no interventions, and the main outcome measure is the association between female infertility or a related diagnosis and psychiatric disorders, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic dysfunction.
resultsFemale infertility and related reproductive disorders may have ramifications for women beyond reproductive health. An analysis of publications shows that women with infertility had higher rates of psychiatric disorders and endometrial cancer than the general population [1-10]. Data is conflicting about whether infertile women are at increased risk for breast cancer and ovarian cancer [7, 8, 10-20]. A generalized diagnosis of infertility was not clearly associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease or metabolic dysfunction, but women with infertility related to polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) do appear more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders such as diabetes than the general population [16, 21-26].
conclusionsFemale infertility and associated diagnoses have overall health implications. Beyond treatment of patients' immediate reproductive needs, healthcare professionals must be aware of the broader health impact of specific causes of infertility in order to provide accurate counseling regarding long-term risk.
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