Infertility
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Citation:
Knipe H, Feger J, Walizai T, et al. Infertility. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 13 Jan 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43333
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At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.
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At the time the article was last revised Joachim Feger had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- Subfertility
Infertility is common, affecting 15-20% of couples, and is defined as the inability to conceive after one year of regular unprotected intercourse 3,4. Subfertility is a synonym 4. It can be due to a variety of both female and male factors, and these are discussed in separate articles:
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References
- 1. Steinkeler JA, Woodfield CA, Lazarus E et-al. Female infertility: a systematic approach to radiologic imaging and diagnosis. Radiographics. 2009;29 (5): 1353-70. doi:10.1148/rg.295095047 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Simpson WL, Rausch DR. Imaging of male infertility: pictorial review. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;192 (6_supplement): S98-107 (Quiz S108-11). doi:10.2214/AJR.07.7109 - Pubmed citation
- 3. Gnoth C, Godehardt E, Frank-Herrmann P et-al. Definition and prevalence of subfertility and infertility. Hum. Reprod. 2005;20 (5): 1144-7. doi:10.1093/humrep/deh870 - Pubmed citation
- 4. Zegers-Hochschild F, Adamson GD, Dyer S, Racowsky C, de Mouzon J, Sokol R, Rienzi L, Sunde A, Schmidt L, Cooke ID, Simpson JL, van der Poel S. The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017. (2017) Human reproduction (Oxford, England). 32 (9): 1786-1801. doi:10.1093/humrep/dex234 - Pubmed
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Articles:
- Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma
- Female infertility
- Uterine leiomyoma
- Seminal vesiculitis
- Hysterosalpingogram
- Coeliac disease
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Kartagener syndrome
- Deep endometriosis (transvaginal ultrasound)
- Varicocele embolization
- Tuberculosis (fallopian tube)
- Tubal ectopic pregnancy
- Septate uterus
- Müllerian duct anomalies
- Breast neoplasms
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Infertility
- Infertility in the exam
- Bladder exstrophy
- Stenosis of the uterine cervix
Cases:
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