Video: What Are Pelvic Causes of Female Infertility?

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0:00:00.000,0:00:05.000 (text on screen): Ask the Expert 0:00:05.000,0:00:07.000 Fertility Authority. Your Most Trusted Source 0:00:07.000,0:00:10.000 (text on screen): What are pelvic causes of female infertility? 0:00:10.000,0:00:18.000 Charles Miller, MD, Advanced IVF Institute: At the present time, you know, our field is so concentrated on ovulation induction, insemination, 0:00:18.000,0:00:28.000 what’s happening in in vitro fertilization, etcetera, and the advancements of gene screening, etcetera. 0:00:28.000,0:00:41.000 Oftentimes, we lose the thought that there are impacts; there’s pathologic problems that impact fertility. 0:00:41.000,0:00:50.000 The woman can have problems with endometriosis, with pelvic adhesions, both outside the uterus as well as inside the uterus. 0:00:50.000,0:00:58.000 Ovarian cysts. Uterine fibroids: growths inside the uterus. 0:00:58.000,0:01:04.000 Problems in terms of the structure of the uterus that are due to inborn changes. 0:01:04.000,0:01:11.000 All of which can negatively impact a couple’s ability to achieve pregnancy. 0:01:11.000,0:01:19.000 And oftentimes, these problems are not diagnosed and not treated. 0:01:19.000,0:01:30.000 And through the years, all of them have been looked at as being problems in a couple’s chances, and decreasing a couple’s chances. 0:01:30.000,0:01:42.000 But oftentimes, with their treatment, we are able not only to increase chances of pregnancy but also decrease the risk of pregnancy loss. 0:01:42.000,0:01:51.000 Pelvic factor accounts for as much as 40 percent of a couple’s problems in order to achieve pregnancy. 0:01:51.000,0:01:55.000 (text on screen): Ask the Expert 0:01:55.000,0:01:57.000 Fertility Authority. Your Most Trusted Source