Role of female pelvic anatomy in infertility.

Infertility is defined as a couple's failure to achieve pregnancy after one year of regular, unprotected intercourse. The etiology of infertility can be due to female factors, male factors, combined male and female factors, or have an unknown etiology. This review focuses on the role of female pelvic anatomy in infertility. Normal anatomy and the physiology of reproduction will be discussed, as well as the anatomic and pathophysiologic processes that cause infertility including ovulatory disorders, endometriosis, pelvic adhesions, tubal blockage, mullerian anomalies, and abnormalities affecting the uterine cavity such as leiomyomata and endometrial polyps. Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Citation

Miranda Harris-Glocker, Janet F McLaren. Role of female pelvic anatomy in infertility. Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.). 2013 Jan;26(1):89-96

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PMID: 23197390

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