Infertility

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Reviewed November 2007

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Title:   Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is infection of the reproductive organs of women. This may include infection of the womb (the uterus); the opening of the womb into the vagina (the cervix); the fallopian tubes (these are the tiny tubes between the ovary and the womb - eggs released by the ovary pass through these tubes); the ovaries; other abdominal organs eg. appendix.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Pregnancy and infertility
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Infertility is present in about 30 per cent of women with endometriosis.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Infertility and reproductive technology: Student factsheet
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Advances in reproductive technology have changed the way women can have children, and even definitions of motherhood and fatherhood. The success rate is low and the treatments can be both financially and emotionally draining.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Surrogacy - the issues
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The issue of surrogacy has been the cause of great moral, ethical and legal debate within the community. However, with increasing demand for infertility treatment and a decline in the number of children available for adoption, it is possible that more Australians will start to consider surrogacy as an alternative.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Klinefelter syndrome
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Klinefelter syndrome (or XXY syndrome) is a chromosome disorder that affects males. The affected male has an additional X chromosome, which causes infertility and the development of characteristics such as tall stature and breast development.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   In vitro fertilisation (IVF) - Q & A
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A range of questions relating to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) was posted by visitors to the Better Health Channel. Our experts provide the answers.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Infertility: information for friends and family
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   If a friend or family member has a fertility problem this article will help you understand some of the emotional issues and suggests ways to help.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Infertility: what you need to know
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Infertility is an extremely isolating experience, however, there are medical and social choices available that may help people deal with infertility.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is the process used to conceive a child outside the body. A woman's eggs and man's sperm are placed together in a plastic dish for fertilisation. Once fertilised, the resulting embryos are placed back in the woman's uterus in the hope that a successful pregnancy will follow.
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   Intra-uterine insemination for unexplained subfertility
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   IUI is a treatment often used for couples with unexplained subfertility. In an IUI cycle, the male partner's sperm is prepared and placed directly in the uterus at the time of ovulation. IUI cycles can be used in combination with fertility drugs to stim...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Endometriosis
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Endometriosis is a condition where endometrial tissue, normally found inside the uterus, is found outside the uterus.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Emotional aspects of infertility
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Infertility is often described as a life crisis, creating upheavals similar to those associated with a death in the family or divorce. This factsheet discusses the impact of infertility on women, men, relationships, family/friends/employers and provides a number of coping strategies.
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Surgical treatment of fibroids for subfertility
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Fibroids are benign tumours located in the uterus (womb) which are associated with infertility. Fertility preserving treatments for fibroids include myomectomy (surgical removal of the fibroid) but this has a significant risk of potential hysterectomy (...
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Health consumers and human embryo research - the donors of embryos
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   This article contains issues facing consumers asked to donate their embryos for the new technology of human embryo research.
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Intra-uterine insemination versus timed intercourse for cervical hostility in subfertile couples
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Three elements are required for human fertilization to occur: an egg, a sperm, and the ability of the egg and sperm to meet. One possible cause of egg and sperm not meeting could be a lack of cervical mucus or mucus that is of poor quality. Mucus in th...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Endometriosis
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Endometriosis is a disease where tissue exactly like that lining the uterus grows in other parts of the body, mainly within the pelvis. This factsheet discusses what causes endometriosis,the signs and symptoms, how it effects the body, its impact on fertility, diagnosis and hormonal and surgical treatment.
Date:   Jul 2005
Title:   In vitro fertilisation for unexplained subfertility
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In vitro fertilisation (IVF) might result in more pregnancies than other options for unexplained infertility, but this is still uncertain and more research is needed on birth rates, adverse outcomes and costs IVF is becoming popular when there is no spe...
Date:   Jan 2005
Title:   Oral anti-oestrogens and medical adjuncts for subfertility associated with anovulation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Subfertility due to absence of ovulation is common. However, medical treatment may help these women ovulate. Oral anti-oestrogens, e.g. clomiphene, cause increased stimulation of the ovaries and aid ovulation. They can also be used in combination with d...
Date:   Nov 2004
Title:   Intrauterine insemination versus fallopian tube sperm perfusion for non tubal infertility
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is an assisted reproduction procedure that places sperm directly into the uterus. Fallopian tube sperm perfusion (FSP) is a similar procedure that places sperm into the woman's fallopian tube, closer to the eggs than IUI,...
Date:   Apr 2004
Title:   Help for infertile couples
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   If a couple has been trying to conceive for a year without success, they should see a doctor and try to find out what the problem is. But if a woman is over 35, she should see a doctor after five or six months of trying to conceive.
Date:   Jul 1996
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