What is female infertility?
Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a person to contribute to conception. Infertility may also refer to the state of a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term.
How do members experience female infertility?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with female infertility*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for female infertility*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
38
Tried for
female infertility
(1)
*Data from patients with female infertility, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with female infertility*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
female infertility
(1)
*Data from patients with female infertility, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has female infertility on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 8 | |
| 20s | 35 | |
| 30s | 167 | |
| 40s | 236 | |
| 50s | 76 | |
| 60s | 18 | |
| 70+ | 3 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 14 | |
| Female | 524 |