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Transvaginal ultrasonography in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility
Author(s) -
Itskovitz Joseph,
Boldes Rafael,
Levron Jacob,
Thaler Israel
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870180407
Subject(s) - medicine , infertility , gynecology , transvaginal sonography , bicornuate uterus , corpus luteum , unexplained infertility , follicular cyst , follicular phase , cervix , uterus , female infertility , ovary , pregnancy , biology , genetics , cancer
The use of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the management of infertility is gaining increasing popularity. The improved resolution and better tissue textural differentiation afforded by TVS makes this technique useful in monitoring ovarian follicular growth, ovulation, and corpus luteum formation, and in evaluating the normal anatomy of the uterus and the cervix and their cyclic response to ovarian steroids. Adnexal and cul‐de‐sac abnormalities related to infertility can also be identified. TVS‐guided procedures can be accurately and safely performed; transvaginal follicular aspiration, gamete or embryo transfer to the Fallopian tube, and fetal reduction are just a few of the procedures recently introduced to reproductive medicine.