Life style and infertility
Fertility of an individual may be influenced by life style choice . Tobacco smoking and alcohol intake contribute
to infertility. Cigarette smoking interferes with folliculogenesis (nicotine and other harmful chemicals in cigarettes
interfere with estrogen synthesis), embryo transport, endometrial receptivity, endometrial angiogenesis, uterine
blood flow and the uterine myometrium . Some damage is irreversible, but stopping smoking can prevent
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