Atlas of Transvaginal Endoscopy

Аннотация

Infertility is a complex disorder with significant medical, psychological and economic aspects. Both the prevalence of infertility and the number of patients seeking treatment of this disorder are increasing. With the introduction and the widespread use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), the role of diagnostic laparoscopy in the evaluation of infertility has become controversial. Laparoscopy is invasive and expensive and is frequently omitted or postponed in the exploration of the infertile couple. The relative invasiveness of the standard endoscopic techniques and the increasing quality of the indirect imaging techniques are favouring this evolution, possibly resulting in a rather liberal referral to ART programs.