Infertility surgery is dead: only the obituary remains?

Eve C Feinberg, Feinberg EC, Eric D Levens, Levens ED, Alan H DeCherney, DeCherney AH
Fertility and sterility · 2007 · vol. 89(1) , pp. 232–236 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.02.041 · PMID:17509579 · W2031428353
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This review discusses the historical evolution and current status of infertility surgery, questioning its continued relevance in modern reproductive medicine.

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Despite the multiple advantages of assisted reproductive technology compared with surgery, there remain several diagnoses for which surgery is still widely performed: distal tubal occlusion, regret of permanent sterilization, and endometriosis. Assisted reproductive technology is superior to surgery and should be offered as first-line treatment.

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endometriosisinfertility

MeSH descriptors

Endometriosis Fallopian Tube Diseases Gynecologic Surgical Procedures Gynecologic Surgical Procedures Infertility, Female Reproductive Techniques, Assisted Reproductive Techniques, Assisted Sterilization, Reproductive Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Fallopian Tube Diseases Fallopian Tube Diseases Fallopian Tube Diseases Female Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Patient Selection

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