title: Taking a history in the evaluation of infertility: obsolete or venerable tradition?
abstract: Taking a relevant history that includes pelvic inflammatory disease or exposure to sexually transmitted diseases is not obsolete.
authors.affiliation: Université Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Department of Gynecology, Brussels, Belgium. donnez@gyne.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donnez
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jadoul
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008487:Medical History Taking; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology