Infertility Flashcards
What is the inability to achieve pregnancy?
Infertility
How long until women under 35 are considered infertile?
one year of unprotected intercourse
How long until women over 35 are considered infertile?
6 months of unprotected intercourse
What is the most contributing factor to male infertility?
varicocele
What is the most contributing factor to female infertility?
ovarian/ovulatory dysfunction
The assessment of the number of follicles in the ovary is?
ovarian reserve
The day 3 FSH test is used to evaluate?
ovarian reserve
A high value of which hormone can suppress FSH?
estradiol
Which hormone helps stimulate the ovaries to develop follicles?
clomid
Clomid is also called?
clomiphene
Function of FSH in women
controls menstrual cycle and production of eggs
FSH and estradiol are evaluated on which day of the cycle?
day 3
Estradiol evaluates?
ovarian function and quality of eggs
Serum progesterone is measured to determine?
whether or not ovulation is occuring
The failure of the ovary to release an oocyte is called?
anovulation
Anovulation is assessed by charting?
basal body temperature
What is the most common cause of infertility?
PCOS
PCOS is also called?
Stein-leventhal syndrome, hyperandrogenic anovulation
Signs of PCOS
fluctuating FSH/LH levels, irregular mestrual cycles, hirsutism, obesity, bilaterally enlarged ovaries with peripheral cysts
True or False: Both ovaries need to meet the criteria to be considered PCOS
False; only one ovary
Ovary criteria to be considered PCOS?
12 or more follicles, measuere 2-9 mm in diameter, ovarian volume cm^3
Peritoneal factors that contribute to infertility
scarring, adhesions, DES exposure
Which hormone determines cervical mucus?
estrogen
Assisted reproductive technology
procedure that involves surgically removing eggs from a patient’s ovaries to combine them with sperm
