Hormonal Imbalance and Infertility
The hypothalamus, through the release of gonadotrophin releasing hormones, controls the pituitary gland which
directly or indirectly controls most other hormonal glands in the human body. Thus, alterations in the chemical
signals from the hypothalamus can affect the pituitary gland, ovaries, thyroid, mammary gland and hence, hormonal
abnormalities. Hormonal anomalies that affect ovulation include hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, polycyctic ovary
syndrome (also known as Stein-Leventhal syndrome) and hyperprolactinemia [31]. Hormonal imbalance is an
important cause of anovulation. Women with hormonal imbalance will not produce enough follicles to ensure the
development of an ovule. Changes in hormonal balance of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA-axis) could
be caused by stress