gonads

Question 1

definition of infertility

Answer 1

couple cannot get pregnant following 12 months of regular unprotected sex

Question 2

causes of infertility

Answer 2

pituitary failure, prolactinoma, testicular failure, ovarian failure, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

Question 3

examples of testicular failure

Answer 3

mumps, Klinefelter syndrome

Question 4

example of ovarian failure

Answer 4

Turner syndrome

Question 5

other causes of infertility

Answer 5

infrequent periods (oligomenorrhoea), hyper-androgenaemia, polycystic ovaries

Question 6

what are polycystic ovaries

Answer 6

increased number of enlarging ovarian follicles