Clinical: Infertility and ART Flashcards
Define infertility
Inability to conceive after 12 months of regular unprotected sexual intercourse
Define primary infertility
If NO previous pregnancy
Define secondary infertility
If previous pregnancy(ies)
When to investigate and/or treat infertility
- After 12 months usually
- After 6 months, if obvious problems (i.e. oligomenorrhea, testicular surgery, advanced age)
5 causes of infertility
- Male factor
- Anovulatory
- Tubal factor
- Other
- Unexplained
5 possible components of a history for male factor infertility
- Previous children
- Surgery
- Disease
- Medication
- Coital problems
4 points to examine for male factor infertiltiy
- Secondary sexual characteristics
- Testicular volume
- Vas deferens
- Epididymis
4 points to consider in seminal analysis for male factor infertility
- WHO criteria
- Volume
- Leucocytospermia
- Antibodies
3 points of the WHO criteria for male factor infertility seminal analysis
- 20 x 106/mL
- 40% motile
- 40% normal morphology
3 types of male factor infertility
- Oligo-astheno-teratozo-spermia (80 - 90%)
- Coital or ejaculatory failure (5 - 10%)
- Azoospermia (5%)
5 tests for male factor infertility
- Serum FSH, LH, PRL ,Testosterone
- Karyotype
- Scrotal US
- Vasography
- Testicular biopsy
3 things to look for in a scrotal US for male factor infertility
- Masses
- Varicocele
- Absent vas
Treatment for obstructive male factor infertility
Reconstructive surgery or surgical sperm retrieval
Treatment for testicular failure male factor infertility
Donor insemination
Treatment for large varicocele male factor infertility
Excision
Treatment for hypothalamic disease male factor infertility
GnRH or FSH/LH
Treatment for oligo-astheno-teratozo-spermia male factor infertility
Supportive
4 points of history for anovulatory infertility
- Menstrual cycle
- Weight
- Previous pregnancies
- Other symptoms
6 points of examination for anovulatory infertility
- BMI
- General health
- Thyroid disease
- Skin/hair changes
- Secondary sexual characteristics
- Pelvic abnormalities (including pregnancy)
10 tests for anovulatory infertility
- Mid-luteal serum progesterone (day 21)
- Basal body temeprature charts
- Urinary LH ovulation predictor kits
- Pelvic US
- Serum or urinary BhCG
- Early follicular phase serum (day 2-5) FSH, LH, PRL
- Serum testosterone and DHEAS
- Serum TSH
- Karyotype
- Laparascopy