Proximal Tubal Disease
Fig. 2.1 The Novy tubal cannulation catheter used in Jessop Hospital, Sheffield, England (Courtesy of Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN, USA) Fig. 2.2 (a) The tubal cannulation catheter and (b) guide-wire…
Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling
Date Treatment of anovulatory infertility in PCOS 1930 Bilateral ovarian wedge resection (Stein and Leventhal [9]) 1961 Clomiphene citrate (Greenblatt [10]) 1967 Laparoscopic ovarian biopsies (Palmer and de Brux [12])…
Endometrial Polyps and Infertility
© Springer-Verlag London 2015Mostafa Metwally and Tin-Chiu Li (eds.)Reproductive Surgery in Assisted Conception10.1007/978-1-4471-4953-8_21 21. Endometrial Polyps and Infertility Vasilios Tanos1 (1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Georges Medical School Nicosia University, Aretaeio Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus…
Prevention of Intrauterine Adhesions
Fig. 17.1 Foley catheter with its tip cut off; after deflation of the balloon, the Foley catheter is introduced into the uterine cavity and inflated with 2.5–5 ml of water…
Laparoscopy in the Obese Patient
BMI Distance from umbilicus (cm) Recommended angle To peritoneum To vessel at 90° Less than 25 2 ± 2 6 ± 3 45° 25–30 2 ± 1 10 ± 2 45–90° More than 30 12(median) 13 ± 4 90° Adapted…
Fibroids and Infertility: Principles and Techniques of Management
Fig. 8.1 Different types at laparoscopy. (a) Anterior intramural fibroid. (b) Posterior intramural fibroid. (c) Posterior (sessile) subserous fibroid. (d) Posterior pedunculated subserous fibroid. (Photos Courtesy of Prof Y. S….
The Management of Intramural Fibroids in Women with Infertility
Fig. 10.1 (a–e) The diagram demonstrates the heterogeneous nature of intramural fibroids varying in site, size, number and distance from the junctional zone Mechanisms for Effect on Fertility The exact…
Submucous Fibroids and Infertility
Points Penetration Size Base Third Lateral wall 0 0 ≤2 ≤1/3 Lower + 1 ≤50 % >2–5 >1/3 to 2/3 Middle 2 >50 % >5 2/3 Upper Score + +…
Endometriosis and Infertility
Fig. 3.1 Factors associated with decreased fertility Anatomical Distortion Classically, anatomical distortion and structural changes are thought to be a factor causing subfertility in women with revised American Society of…
Endometrioma and Infertility: Principles and Techniques of Management
Fig. 4.1 Algorithm for managing endometrioma before IVF (Based on ESHRE guideline) Depending on available skills, surgical treatment of endometriomas can be by laparotomy or laparoscopy to strip the cyst…
