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61. Sonohysterogram
    
    A sonohysterogram uses ultrasound to look at the inside of your uterus. A salt (saline) solution is put in the uterus for a clearer image.Ultrasound images from a sonohysterogram can help find the cause of bleeding or problems with getting pregnant. Unlike a hysterosalpingogram, a sonohysterogram doesn't use X-rays or an iodine dye. The test can be done in a doctor's office, a hospital, or a clinic.
    
62. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - Medications
    
    Medication or hormone treatments are often the first steps in infertility treatment. They are also used for in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technologies. Medication Choices: Medications to stimulate ovulation: Clomiphene citrate (Cl
    
63. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - Health Tools
    
    Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems. Multiple Pregnancy: Should I Consider a Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction?
    
64. Gamete and Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT and ZIFT) for Infertility
    
    Some infertile couples are affected by conditions that prevent the sperm and egg from traveling through a fallopian tube, where fertilization and the first stage of cell division take place. The following are assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures used to improve the chances of conception in the fallopian tubes. The first step of each of these treatment cycles is superovulation, the ...
    
65. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - Topic Overview
    
    Infertility means you have not been able to get pregnant after you have tried for at least 1 year.
    
66. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - Topic Overview
    
    Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is the flushing of specially washed sperm through a thin flexible tube (catheter) directly into the uterus. Artificial insemination (AI) is the placement of sperm into a woman's cervix or vagina. The sperm then travel into the uterus and fallopian tubes,where they may fertilize an egg. See an illustration of the female reproductive system. Insemination ...
    
67. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - Topic Overview
    
    It can be difficult and complicated to determine the cause of ovulation problems. Possible causes may include: Hormonal imbalances. 70% of all women with ovulation problems have hormonal imbalances related to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). 1 Other ovulation problems can originate in the ovaries,or in the pituitary gland and hypothalamus,which produce hormones that regulate the menstrual ...
    
68. Varicocele Repair for Infertility
    
    Varicoceles are enlarged varicose veins that occur in the scrotum. They are fairly common, affecting 15% of men overall, and 40% of men with known infertility. Varicoceles occur most often in the left testicle.
    
69. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - Surgery
    
    In some cases of infertility, a structural problem can be treated surgically, increasing the chances of natural conception.
    
70. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - Topic Overview
    
    The most common cause of male infertility is low sperm count. Absence of sperm in the semen is less common,affecting only 1% of all men and 10% to 15% of infertile men. 1 Causes of sperm count problems include: Hormonal problems in the testicles or pituitary gland. The pituitary gland releases hormones that stimulate the testicles to produce testosterone. Testicular injury or failure,either ...