Current uses of the laser for fertility‐promoting procedures

David S. McLaughlin, D S McLaughlin
Lasers in surgery and medicine · 1985 · vol. 5(6) , pp. 539–561 · doi:10.1002/lsm.1900050603 · PMID:3910984 · W2023793122
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Abstract

The addition of lasers to the gynecologist's surgical armament has been heralded by some and scoffed at by many. Only through scientific assessment of published data using this new technique is one able to obtain an intelligent perspective of the clinical applicability for the laser in fertility-promoting procedures. A review of the literature, with stated pregnancy rates, describing the delivery of the carbon dioxide, argon, and Nd:YAG lasers via laparotomy or laparoscopy is presented. It is hoped that as this new surgical modality evolves, additional studies will further define its role in preserving or enhancing reproductive potential.

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Genital Diseases, Female Infertility, Female Laser Therapy Endometriosis Endometriosis Fallopian Tube Diseases Fallopian Tube Diseases Female Genital Diseases, Female Humans Infertility, Female Leiomyoma Leiomyoma Ovarian Cysts Ovarian Cysts Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Pelvic Neoplasms Pelvic Neoplasms Pregnancy

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