Fertility & Reproductive Health: Causes & Risks

Bacterial Vaginosis - Topic Overview

Bacterial vaginosis is the most common type of vaginal infection. To learn more about other common types, see the topics Vaginal Yeast Infections and Trichomoniasis.

Endometriosis - Topic Overview

Endometriosis (say “en-doh-mee-tree-OH-sus”) is a problem many women have during their childbearing years. It means that a type of tissue that lines your uterus is also growing outside your uterus. This does not always c

Bartholin Gland Cyst - Topic Overview

The Bartholin glands are in a woman's genital area. They are two pea-sized organs under the skin. They are on either side of the folds of skin (labia) that surround the vagina and urethra. Normally, you cannot feel or see the

Conjugated estrogens and methyltestosterone

Conjugated estrogens increase the risk of developing a condition (endometrial hyperplasia) that may lead to cancer of the lining of the uterus. Taking progestins, another hormone drug, with conjugated estrogens may lower the risk of developing this

Gestational trophoblastic tumors: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]

What are gestational trophoblastic tumors?

Asherman's Syndrome

Ectopic Pregnancy - What Increases Your Risk

Factors that can increase your risk of having an ectopic pregnancy include:1

Ectopic Pregnancy - Cause

Fallopian tube damage is a common cause of ectopic pregnancy. A fertilized egg can become caught in the damaged area of a tube and begin to grow there. Some ectopic pregnancies develop without any known cause. See a picture of loc

Fertility Problems - What Increases Your Risk

Infertility has many causes that involve either the woman's, the man's, or both partners' reproductive systems. Some factors that increase your risk of infertility are within your control; others are not.