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Infertility: Multimedia
Updated: May 5, 2009
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 | Media file 1: Infertility. Cervical os changes during the menstrual cycle. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 2: Infertility. Clear preovulatory cervical mucus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 3: Infertility. Fern pattern of preovulatory mucus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 4: Infertility. Hysterosalpingogram image demonstrating normal findings with bilateral spillage. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 5: Infertility. Antero-retroflexion uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 6: Infertility. Anteroflexion or retroflexion of the uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 7: Infertility. Bilateral cornual obstruction. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 8: Infertility. Salpingitis isthmica nodosa. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 9: Infertility. Hydrosalpinx. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 10: Infertility. Tubal obstruction post–bilateral tubal ligation. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 11: Infertility. Tubal obstruction: Pomeroy bilateral tubal ligation. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 12: Infertility. Intravasation of the contrast medium due to myoma. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 13: Infertility. Extravasation or lymphatic penetration of the contrast medium. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 14: Infertility. Irregular cavity due to intramural fibroids intruding into the cavity. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 15: Infertility. Submucous fibroid. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 16: Infertility. Intrauterine synechiae. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 17: Infertility. Synechiae. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 18: Infertility. Endometrial polyp. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 19: Infertility. Placental polyp. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 20: Infertility. T-shaped uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 21: Infertility. Fundal and right fibroid tubal obstruction. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 22: Infertility. Unicornuate uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 23: Infertility. Bicornuate uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 24: Infertility. Bicornuate uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 25: Infertility. Bicornuate uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 26: Infertility. Bicornuate uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 27: Infertility. Bicornuate uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 28: Infertility. Didelphys uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 29: Infertility. Double vagina. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 30: Infertility. Irregular endometrial cavity after myomectomy. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 31: Infertility. Sonogram: Sagittal view of the uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 32: Infertility. Sonogram: Sagittal view of the uterus. Three-laminar endometrial pattern. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 33: Infertility. Sonogram: Sagittal view of normal uterine cavity. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 34: Infertility. Sonogram: Transverse view of the uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 35: Infertility. Intramural fibroid. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 36: Infertility. Submucous myoma. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 37: Infertility. Endometrial polyp. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 38: Infertility. Ovarian cyst. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 39: Infertility. Dermoid cyst. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 40: Infertility. Endometrioma. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 41: Infertility. Corpus luteum. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 42: Infertility. Preovulatory follicle. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 43: Infertility. Multiple follicles during ovulation induction with human menopause gonadotropin. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 44: Infertility. Polycystic ovary. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 45: Infertility. Preovulatory follicle in polycystic ovary during clomiphene citrate ovulation induction. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 46: Infertility. Uterine septum. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 47: Infertility. Uterus didelphys. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 48: Infertility. Sonohysterogram. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 49: Infertility. Hysteroscopy - Uterine synechiae. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 50: Infertility. Hysteroscopy - Uterine synechiae. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 51: Infertility. Hysteroscopy - Endometrial polyp. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 52: Infertility. Hysteroscopy - Submucous fibroid. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 53: Infertility. Uterine septum. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 54: Infertility. Arcuate uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 55: Infertility. Basal body temperature chart. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 56: Infertility. Normal uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 57: Infertility. Bicornuate uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 58: Infertility. Bicornuate uterus and ectopic pregnancy. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 59: Infertility. Uterine fibroids. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 60: Infertility. Hydrosalpinx. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 61: Infertility. Peritubal and ovarian adhesions. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 62: Infertility. Frozen pelvis. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 63: Infertility. Frozen pelvis. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 64: Infertility. Pelvic endometriosis. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 65: Infertility. Pelvic endometriosis. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 66: Infertility. Endometrioma. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 67: Infertility. Endometrioma. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 68: Infertility. Tubal ligation. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 69: Infertility. Uterus - Tubal ligation. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 70: Infertility. Bicornuate uterus - Ectopic pregnancy. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 71: Infertility. Ectopic pregnancy. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 72: Infertility. Ectopic pregnancy. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 73: Infertility. Paratubal cyst. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 74: Infertility. Septate uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 75: Infertility. Septate uterus. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 76: Infertility. Septate uterus and pedunculated fibroid. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 77: Infertility. Polycystic ovaries. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 78: Infertility. Polycystic ovary. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 79: Infertility. Metroplasty - Strassman technique. Image courtesy of Clifford R. Wheeless, Jr, MD. |
 | Media file 80: Infertility. Metroplasty - Jones technique. Image courtesy of Clifford R. Wheeless, Jr, MD. |
 | Media file 81: Infertility. Diagram of oocyte aspiration by laparoscopy. |
 | Media file 82: Infertility. Diagram of oocyte aspiration by transvaginal ultrasonography. |
 | Media file 83: Infertility. Metaphase II preovulatory oocyte. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 84: Infertility. Atretic. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 85: Infertility. Metaphase I oocytes. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 86: Infertility. Fractured zona. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 87: Infertility. Fractured zona. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 88: Infertility. Two-pronuclei stage embryo - Eighteen hours postinsemination. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 89: Infertility. Polyspermia or second polar body. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 90: Infertility. Preembryo classification - Symmetry (8-cell embryo with equal-sized blastomeres). Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 91: Infertility. Fragments. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 92: Infertility. Blastomeres/embryo. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 93: Infertility. Clear blastomeres in a cleaving embryo. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 94: Infertility. Embryo (8-cell stage). Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 95: Infertility. Embryo (10- to 12-cell stage). Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 96: Infertility. Blastocysts. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 97: Infertility. Catheters for embryo transfer. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 98: Infertility. Preembryos being ejected. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 99: Infertility. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection loading tail first. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 100: Infertility. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Image courtesy of Jairo E. Garcia, MD. |
 | Media file 101: Infertility. Husband-and-wife medical history packet. |
 | Media file 102: ASRM History Form |
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