title: Imaging of female infertility.
abstract: Normal reproduction requires healthy female anatomy. Cervical, uterine, tubal, ovarian, and peritoneal factors can coexist and cause female infertility. Ultrasound, hysterosalpingography, MR imaging, and fallopian tube catheterization are the radiologists' armamentarium for diagnosis. This article illustrates important findings in the infertile woman. An understanding of these entities helps i n accurateand sympathetic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Tualatin Imaging, 8950 Southwest Nimbus Avenue, Beaverton, OR 97008, USA. amyt@epicimaging.com
authors.forename: Amy S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Thurmond
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology