title: The treatment of infertility.
abstract: Combined management of infertile couples is optimal. The most common problems in men are low sperm concentration and motility of unknown cause. Although there are no specific effective treatments, factors correlated with subsequent fertility are emerging that should be useful for advising couples of their chances. In the woman, disorders of ovulation can usually be treated successfully, but results of tubal surgery for past inflammatory damage remain poor. In vitro fertilization may be useful for idiopathic infertility and semen disorders of mild to moderate severity, as well as for tubal obstruction.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male