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Is infertility hereditary?

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Dr. Michael Traub answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Possibly: Some forms of infertility are hereditary. For instance some forms of male infertility have genetic components that are automatically passed to male children (y chromosome microdeletions). Endometriosis definitely has a hereditary component. Pcos also runs in families. And fragile x which can affect egg production is hereditary as well. The vast majority of time infertility is not hereditary.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Hereditary infertilt: Some women may have a genetic predisposition to infertility. These include women with some types of pcos, chromosomal problems, turner's syndrome, or other genetic conditions. Your doctor may be able to help you determine whether one of these factors are affecting you.

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