Around 30% of infertility problems originate in women. When you have trouble conceiving after frequent, unprotected sex for 12 months or more, it's known as infertility — and it can turn exciting days into doubtful, stressful ones. Dr. Lida Anwari, a leading consultant gynaecologist and fetal medicine specialist in Dubai, has opened the motherhood journey for many women under her compassionate care, using diagnostic techniques, medicines, minimally invasive surgeries, hormone treatment, or assisted reproductive technologies.
Book a Fertility Consultation WhatsApp UsInfertility is described as having trouble conceiving after 12 months or more of frequent, unprotected intercourse (or 6 months if you are over 35). Around 30% of infertility problems originate in women, and in many cases female factors — alone or alongside male factors — play a role. It is a medical condition, not a personal failing, and in most cases it is something we can investigate, explain, and treat.
Dr. Lida approaches every fertility conversation with the same principle: understand before we treat. That means listening carefully to your cycle history, your health background, and what you have already tried, before recommending a single test or medication.
Whether you are just beginning to wonder if something isn't quite right, or you have already had months of unexplained disappointment, you deserve a clear diagnosis, a realistic plan, and a doctor who will walk the path with you — including, if needed, guiding you smoothly to IVF consultants we trust.
Female infertility usually traces back to one or more of these areas. Identifying which one (or ones) applies to you is the whole purpose of the fertility workup.
The menstrual cycle works in harmony with several glands and their hormones, and many factors can affect ovulation — including hormonal imbalance, thyroid conditions, stress, pituitary tumours, and eating disorders.
Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common hormonal condition affecting the female reproductive system — around one in seven women are affected. It arises from hormonal imbalance rather than ovary disease, and can affect ovulation and make conceiving more difficult.
The egg is fertilised as it travels down the fallopian tube, so any block or scar can prevent fertilisation. Endometriosis is one condition that can lead to scarring of the fallopian tubes, and tubal factors are assessed as part of your workup.
A fertilised egg implants in the lining of the uterus, and conditions such as fibroids or polyps can hamper this implantation. Fibroids are non-cancerous tumours inside the womb, and polyps are small bumps growing on the uterus lining.
There is no one-size-fits-all fertility plan. Dr. Lida builds each pathway around your history, your test results, and your goals.
Treatment depends on age, the duration of infertility, and personal preferences, and aims to restore fertility through medication or surgery, or to help you conceive with assisted reproductive technologies.
Medications stimulate the ovary to produce and release eggs when PCOS or other issues affect ovulation, often combined with IUI. Common medications include clomiphene citrate, gonadotropins, metformin, bromocriptine and letrozole.
Laparoscopic surgery corrects problems with uterine anatomy by removing fibroids and endometrial polyps. Tubal surgery removes fluid, dilates or creates a new opening in a blocked fallopian tube — a rarer option given IVF's higher success rate.
IUI (intrauterine insemination) injects millions of healthy sperm into the uterus at the time of ovulation. IVF, the most effective assisted reproductive technology, retrieves and fertilises mature eggs in a lab before transferring the embryo into the uterus.
Infertility is the general term for failure to achieve pregnancy. Dr. Lida can help you identify the reason for infertility and improve the chances of pregnancy.
If you're unable to get pregnant after 12 months or more of frequent, unprotected sex, if you're above 35 and not pregnant after six months, if you've lost two or three pregnancies, or if you've had a miscarriage, seek immediate medical help.
Common causes include uterus problems such as fibroids or polyps, blocked or scarred fallopian tubes, problems with ovulation (affected by stress, thyroid conditions or hormonal imbalance), and PCOS — the most common hormonal condition affecting the female reproductive system.
IUI, or intrauterine insemination, is a reproductive assistance technique in which millions of healthy sperm are injected directly into the uterus at the time of ovulation.
Yes. When medications or surgery don't help, IVF — the most effective assisted reproductive technology — is one of the options discussed, involving egg retrieval, laboratory fertilisation with sperm, and transfer of the resulting embryo into the uterus.