Fig. 22.1 For implantation to occur a blastocyst must attach to and invade the endometrium under the influence of both oestrogen and progesterone (From Coughlin et al. [40], with permission)…
Whole abdomen and pelvic radiation greater or equal to 15 Gy in pre pubertal or 10 Gy in post pubertal girls especially in combination with any alkylating agents Craniospinal radiation…
Fig. 5.1 Excision of large ovarian endometrioma. Intact ovarian endometrioma (left), stripping off the cyst wall (middle), separated cyst wall (right) Endometriomas and Reproductive Performance Ovulation Benaglia and co-workers scanned…
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…
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])…
© 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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
