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Infertility is often a silent struggle. Infertility is defined as a failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. According to WHO, positive reproductive health of a woman is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely absence of disease related to reproductive system and it's functions. Ayurveda explains female infertility as Vandhyatwa and Primary factors associated with Vandhyatwa are abnormalities in Garbha Sambhava Samagri, Manas along with abnormality of properly functioning Vayu and Shatbhavas (matrija. pitrija atmaja. satvaja, satmyaja and Rasaja), anyone of these can cause infertility. From the time immemorial the phenomenon of infertility was prevalent through out the world and this may persist till the human race exists. The historical importance of stri vandhyatva and a comparative study on Nidan, Samprapti, Lakshana, Chikitsa etc compiled from various Granth are being presented in this study.