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Causes of infertility
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Definitions
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Treatments available at PROCREA Cliniques
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Anovulation
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Absence of egg production (cells meant to be fertilized by sperm) by the woman's ovary.
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Induction of ovulation by using drugs that are taken orally or injected
Egg donation (in the case of ovarian insufficiency)
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Male infertility
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Male fertility is contingent on:
the production of sperm by the testicles
the movement of sperm through the male genital tracts
the absence of sperm-related abnormalities
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Medical treatment
Surgical correction
Artificial insemination with spouse's sperm
Artificial insemination with donor sperm
In vitro fertilization with spouse's sperm
In vitro fertilization through intracytoplasmic sperm injection using the spouse's sperm (ICSI)
In vitro fertilization with donor sperm
Percutaneous epididymal or Testicular sperm aspiration (PESA/TESE)
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Tubal infertility (obstruction or alteration of the Fallopian tubes)
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The Fallopian tubes (also known as the uterine tubes) are ducts that carry the egg or ovum to the
uterus. If the Fallopian tubes are obstructed or altered this can cause infertility.
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Laparoscopic surgery or laparotomy
In vitro fertilization
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Endometriosis
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The word endometriosis is derived from endometrium, which is the mucus membrane that lines the uterus
and that renews itself with each menstrual period. Endometriosis occurs when the endometrial tissue is
found in other areas of the body - i.e. in the abdomen, on the ovaries and Fallopian tubes, on the
outside surface of the uterus or even in the vagina. As a result, the endometrial mucus develops into
lesions that can lead to several symptoms including infertility.
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Medical treatment
Surgical correction
In vitro fertilization
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Unexplained infertility
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The term unexplained infertility is used when all possible and known causes for infertility have
been explored or corrected and the patient is still unable to become pregnant.
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Induction of ovulation with artificial insemination with the spouse's sperm
Superovulation and intra-uterine insemination with the spouse's sperm
In vitro fertilization
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