Blighted ovum

This rather unpleasant description was adopted many years ago to describe a fertilized egg that failed to develop into an embryo. This occurs whenever there is a very serious problem and this usually involves two many of too few chromosomes being present. The wrong number of chromosomes occurs because the early cell divisions have made serious errors.

Is there a lifestyle cause?

Yes. This can result from ageing but frequently occurs in younger women where the woman's body is suffering from a serious biological and/or hormonal imbalance. Hormonal imbalances usually result from poor or unbalanced nutrition. Most can be overcome by correcting diet and other negative lifestyle habits.

For specific advice visit the ez-fertility natural fertility resources and either answer the online lifestyle evaluation or read It takes two - reproducing naturally today.

Other topics:

• Congenital abnormality

• Ectopic pregnancies

• Endometriosis

• Genes and infertility

• Genes and miscarriage

• Lifestyle evaluation for a fertile lifestyle

• Male infertility

• Men aged 40 or older

• Miscarriage

• Monosomy

• Ovulation, Ovulation chart

• Polycystic ovarian syndrome

• Recurrent miscarriage

• Sexual aspects of fertility

• Stress and fertility

• Triploidy

• Trisomy

• Unexplained infertility

• Women aged 35 or older