title: Committee opinion: role of tubal surgery in the era of assisted reproductive technology.
abstract: There is a need to determine the optimal treatment methods for patients with tubal factor infertility. This document reviews the available treatments and discusses factors that must be considered when deciding between surgical repair versus in vitro fertilization. This document replaces the 2008 document of the same name.
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011247:Pregnancy; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted; D013243:Sterilization Reversal; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal; D016896:Treatment Outcome