Infertility Flashcards
What is the definition of infertility?
Failure of a couple to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse.
What is the ability to achieve pregnancy in one menstrual cycle and is a more accurate measurement to evaluate fertility potential?
Fecundability
What percentage of couples conceive within 6 months of unprotected intercourse?
60%
What percentage of couples conceive within 12months of unprotected intercourse?
80%
What percentage of infertility cases is due to male factor only?
35%
What percentage of infertility cases is due to female factor only?
45-55%
What percentage of infertility cases is due to combination of female & male factor?
10-20%
What is the most common cause of oligo- and anovulation amongnall women?
PCOS
What is the primary cause of tubal factor infertility?
Pelvic inflammatory disease
What is the common aneuploidy associated with female infertility?
45 X ( Turner Syndrome)
What is the most common reversible cause of male factor infertility?
Varicocele
Treatment of cervical factor infertility ?
Intrauterine insemination
Average success rate of in vitro fertilization?
0.4
Triad of Kartagener Syndrome?
Sinus inversus
Chronic sinusitis
Bronchiectasis
What is the leading preventable cause of infertility?
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Which of the following is the best statement about managing infertile couples?
Infertility is the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected intercourse
What is the percent rate of normal fertility per month of a healthy fertile woman?
20
Congenital anomaly causing female infertility?
Turners Syndrome
