Causes of Infertility
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Here, Dr. Kathy discusses various causes of infertility.
Semen Analysis
00:51
Computer-assisted semen analysis is one method we use to diagnose infertility.
Hormonal Testing
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Pituitary and ovarian hormones affect a woman's reproductive ability.
Pelvic Sonography
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Pelvic sonography can identify anatomical problems that may cause infertility.
Hysterosalpingogram
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A hysterosalpingogram is used to detect obstructions in the fallopian tubes.
PGD
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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis allows us to screen embryos for abnormalities.
CASA or the computer assisted semen analyses helps the laboratory determine count motility, so we could that give that information to the physicians, so they can determine whether the patient is a male factor and determine the different treatment options whether it be intrauterine insemination, ivf, or traditional insemination or intracytoplasmic sperm injection. It makes the life of the andrologist very easy because it is very simple but very accurate machine and instrument. Traditional methods are manual analysis are done on traditional microscope using a counting grid and it is very tedious and slow process. In high-volume labs such as ours that is what makes the computer assisted semen analysis machine a real plus.
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