Fertility Challenges
CHAPTER 12 Fertility Challenges Angela J. Hywood Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected intercourse in a couple of reproductive age attempting to conceive….
GYNECOLOGY
Botanical Medicines, CAM, and Integrative Medicine: Definitions and Use Prevalence
CHAPTER 1 Botanical Medicines, CAM, and Integrative Medicine: Definitions and Use Prevalence Aviva Romm The U.S. medical care system is self-validating. Biomedicine is rarely viewed as a historical and cultural…
Ectopic Pregnancy
Ectopic Pregnancy Ectopic pregnancy remains an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. However, because modern diagnostic methods now permit early recognition of most ectopic pregnancies, contemporary treatments are more…
Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Assisted Reproductive Technologies Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) encompass all techniques involving direct manipulation of oocytes outside of the body. The first and still most common form of ART is in…
Induction of Ovulation
Induction of Ovulation Although it seems commonplace today, indeed even routine, the ability to induce ovulation and attain pregnancy in anovulatory infertile women remains one of the greatest achievements of…
Male Infertility
Male Infertility Our understanding of male reproductive function and the importance of male factors in infertility has advanced significantly over the last two decades. In the past, the female partner…
Endometriosis
Endometriosis Endometriosis is a benign disease defined by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside of the uterus and is associated with both pelvic pain and infertility. The ectopic…
Recurrent Early Pregnancy Loss 0030
Recurrent Early Pregnancy Loss 0030 Spontaneous abortion or miscarriage is defined as the involuntary termination of pregnancy before 20 weeks of gestation (dated from the last menstrual period) or below…
Female Infertility
Female Infertility Infertility is generally defined as one year of unprotected intercourse without conception.1 Some prefer the term subfertility to describe women or couples who are not sterile but exhibit…
