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Infertility

Infertility
by Craig Niederberger
Infertility is a common condition affecting approximately 10%-15% of couples. One unusual aspect of this field of medicine is...
 

• Introduction
• What is the definition of infertility?
• Conditions that warrant early evaluation:
• Is infertility increasing in the United States?
• Causes of infertility
• Male Infertility
• How are sperm made?
• How are sperm tested?
• Basic semen analysis
• Morphology: the shape of the sperm
• Antisperm antibodies
• Pyospermia stain
• DNA testing
• What causes problems with sperm, and how can they be treated?
• Genetics
• Azoospermia
• Hormones
• Varicocele
• Childhood conditions
• The immune system
• Problems with erections and ejaculation
• What can I do to improve my sperm?
• Who cares for men who are having problems with fertility?
• Female Infertility
• Anovulation (an absence of ovulation)
• What is a normal ovulatory cycle like?
• How to detect ovulation
• What are common causes of anovulation?
• Causes
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Obesity-related anovulation
• Tubal disease/pelvic adhesive disease
• Normal physiology
• What can lead to damaged fallopian tubes or pelvic adhesions?
• How are the fallopian tubes tested?
• How can fallopian tube damage be treated?
• Endometriosis
• How can endometriosis be detected?
• Should I have a laparoscopy to evaluate for endometriosis?
• Uterine factor infertility
• Fibroids
• Endometrial polyps
• Inadequate endometrial development or “luteal phase defect”
• Cervical factor infertility
• How Can You Test for Cervical Mucus Problems?
• Summary of the Infertility Evaluation
• Unexplained Infertility
• Infertility Treatments
• What can I do to improve my chances for conceiving with or without treatments?[25]
• Ovulation Induction Medications
• Intrauterine insemination
• In vitro fertilization
• IVF has the highest pregnancy rates of any infertility treatment.[29] However, it is also the most involved and expensive of the treatments so usually...
• More Information
• Web Resources
• Books about infertility

Featured on : 2009-06-25

 
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