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References\
7    Uterine Disorders\
7.1  Müllerian Duct Anomalies\ 7.2  Adenomyosis\
7.3  Leiomyoma\
7.4  Endometriosis\
3    Ovulatory Dysfunction\
2    Imaging Techniques\
2.1  Hysterosalpingography\
2.2  Sonohysterography and Sonohysterosalpingography\
2.3  Magnetic Resonance Imaging\
4    Pituitary Adenoma\
1    Introduction\
Contents

Evaluation of Infertility

Gertraud Heinz-Peer

 

 

 

 

1\

Introduction

 

 

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Infertility is defined as 1 year of unprotected

 

 

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intercourse that does not result in pregnancy

 

 

430

 

 

(Hornstein and Schust 1996). Infertility is esti-

 

 

 

 

 

 

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mated to affect up to 10% of women of repro-

 

 

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ductive age (Heinonen et al. 1982). Although

 

 

439

uterine pathology accounts for <10% of cases,

 

 

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uterine imaging is important not only for estab-

 

 

lishing a specific diagnosis, but also for direct-

5    Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome\

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ing corrective therapy (Collins and Woodward

 

 

 

 

6    Disorders of the Fallopian Tubes\

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1995; Lev-Toaff 1996). Knowledge of struc-

 

 

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tural abnormalities may indicate potential

 

 

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pregnancy complications including spontane-

 

 

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ous abortion, intrauterine growth retardation,

 

 

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preterm delivery, malpresentation, and retained

 

 

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products of conception.

 

 

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An imaging study to evaluate female infertil-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ity and uterine anomalies should necessarily

 

 

 

 

exhibit many characteristics, such as a noninva-

 

 

 

 

sive nature, low cost, and high accuracy, among

 

 

 

 

other qualities. Imaging modalities currently

 

 

 

 

used to evaluate infertile women include hystero-

 

 

 

 

salpingography, ultrasound, and magnetic reso-

 

 

 

 

nance imaging. In this chapter the use of these

G. Heinz-Peer, M.D.

 

 

 

 

modalities to assess the various causes of infertil-

Department of Medical and Interventional Radiology,

 

ity in females is reviewed and specific attention

University Hospital St. Pölten, Propst Führer Strasse 4,

 

 

will be drawn to anatomic and physiologic uter-

St. Pölten 3100, Austria

 

 

e-mail: gertraud.heinz@stpoelten.lknoe.at

 

 

ine abnormalities.

Med Radiol Diagn Imaging (2017)

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DOI 10.1007/174_2017_104, © Springer International Publishing AG

Published Online: 13 July 2017