title: Laparoscopy in the investigation of infertility.
abstract: Gynaecological units in Great Britain are using the laparoscope increasingly frequently to investigate the infertile woman; in this paper the need for this form of investigation is emphasized. In the Professorial Unit at Glasgow Royral Infirmary, the findings (over a three years period), obtained by the laparoscopic investigation of the infertile woman, are given. It is found that laparoscopy frequently identifies a possible cause of infertility in women whose failure to conceive has remained unexplained by other methods of investigation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005186:Fallopian Tube Patency Tests; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010060:Ovulation; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications