On a list of what causes infertility in women, the Department of Health and Human Services lists ovulation problems, blocked fallopian tubes, uterus shape, and fibroids, which are lumps of extra uterine muscle inside the uterus. But should they also list genetics? According to a new study a gene mutation may result in infertility. “Infertility is a prevalent health issue, affecting about 15% of couples of childbearing age,” study authors Priti Singh and Dr.
John C. Schimenti, of the biomedical science department at Cornell University, wrote. “Nearly one-half of idiopathic infertility cases are thought to have a genetic basis, but the underlying causes are largely unknown. Traditional methods for studying inheritance, such as genome-wide association studies and linkage analyses, have been confounded by the genetic and phenotypic complexity of reproductive processes.” In order to address…
