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Current uses of the laser for fertility‐promoting procedures
Author(s) -
McLaughlin David S.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1900050603
Subject(s) - fertility , laparotomy , laser , carbon dioxide laser , perspective (graphical) , modality (human–computer interaction) , laparoscopy , medicine , general surgery , medical physics , gynecology , computer science , surgery , laser surgery , optics , physics , human–computer interaction , artificial intelligence , environmental health , population
The addition of lasers to the gynecologist's surgical armament has been heralded by some and scoffed at by many. Only through scientific assessment of published data using this new technique is one able to obtain an intelligent perspective of the clinical applicability for the laser in fertility‐promoting procedures. A review of the literature, with stated pregnancy rates, describing the delivery of the carbon dioxide, argon, and Nd:YAG lasers via laparotomy or laparoscopy is presented. It is hoped that as this new surgical modality evolves, additional studies will further define its role in preserving or enhancing reproductive potential.