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Human Reproduction Update, Vol.1, No.6 pp.586-606, 1995
© © Oxford University Press

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Evaluation of infertility

A. Campana1, A. de Agostini, P. Bischof, E. Tawfik and A. Mastrorilli

WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in Human Reproduction Infertility and Gynecologic Endocrinology Clinic, Department of Obstetries and Gynecology, University Cantonal Hospital 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland

To whom correspondence should be addressed at: 1To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: (41)22 382 4336; Fax: (41) 22 382 4310

The most important goal of fertility investigation is to identify the cause(s) of infertility and to prescribe adequate therapy. The couple should be treated as a single unit as each partner contributes a share to the infertility potential of the couple. Evaluation should begin with the taking of a detailed history and a complete physical examination of both partners, which may point the investigation in a particular direction. However, other pertinent fertility factors should not be overlooked. A standardized and comprehensive approach to the investigation of infertility is proposed and is presented as a series of flow charts.

Key words: algorithms / female infertility / fertility diagnosis / male infertility / reproduction techniques


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