Laparoscopy in the investigation of infertility

Alexandre McDougall; A N McDougall; McDougall AN

doi:10.1177/003693307502000506

Laparoscopy in the investigation of infertility

Alexandre McDougall, A N McDougall, McDougall AN

Scottish medical journal · 1975 · vol. 20(5) , pp. 209–216 · doi:10.1177/003693307502000506 · PMID:131373 · W2275098956

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Laparoscopy is increasingly used to investigate infertility, frequently identifying causes in women with previously unexplained conception failure.

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Abstract

Gynaecological units in Great Britain are using the laparoscope increasingly frequently to investigate the infertile woman; in this paper the need for this form of investigation is emphasized. In the Professorial Unit at Glasgow Royral Infirmary, the findings (over a three years period), obtained by the laparoscopic investigation of the infertile woman, are given. It is found that laparoscopy frequently identifies a possible cause of infertility in women whose failure to conceive has remained unexplained by other methods of investigation.

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endometriosisinfertility

MeSH descriptors

Infertility, Female Laparoscopy Laparoscopy Adult Adult Biopsy Biopsy Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Fallopian Tube Patency Tests Fallopian Tube Patency Tests Female Female Humans Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female

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Infertility due to endometriosis. Conservtive surgical therapy 1971

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A Brief Overview on Female Infertility, It's Causes and Diagnostic Approaches 2022

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A Brief Overview on Female Infertility, It's Causes and Diagnostic Approaches 2022

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[1] Infertility due to endometriosis. Conservtive surgical therapy 1971