Health and Medical Guide to Womens Health Infertility Health information topics about Infertility: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8QKJ56JC&sub_... 2. How the Man and Woman Each Contribute to Fertility International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination http://www.inciid.org/article.php?cat=infertility101&id=8 Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Infertility National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007246&recruiting... Coping 1. Psychological Component of Infertility American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Professionals/PG-SIG-Affiliated_Soc/MHPG/mhpgfaqs.html Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. LH (Luteinizing Hormone) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/lh/test.html 2. Testosterone Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/testosterone/test.html... 3. Testing with a Reproductive Endocrinologist International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination http://www.inciid.org/article.php?cat=fertility101&id=79 4. Saline Infusion Sonohysterography American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/SHG.pdf 5. Progesterone Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/progesterone/test.html... 6. Diagnostic Testing for Male Factor Infertility American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/Testing_Male-Fact.pdf 7. Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/hsg.pdf 8. FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/fsh/test.html 9. Evaluation of the Infertile Couple UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/6753 10. Estrogen Tests American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/estrogen/test.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Infertility Terms International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination http://www.inciid.org/index.php?page=glossary Directories 1. Find a Reproductive Endocrinologist Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility http://www.socrei.org/SREImap.html 2. Find a Reproductive Surgeon American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.reprodsurgery.org/frsia.html 3. Find a Urologist American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/find_urologist/ Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Androgen insensitivity sy National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=androgeninsensitivitysyndrome 2. Genetics Home Reference: Congenital bilateral abse National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=congenitalbilateralabsenceofvasdeferens Law and Policy 1. States Mandating Insurance Coverage for Infertilit International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination http://www.inciid.org/article.php?cat=insurance101&id=15 Men 1. Varicocele Repair: Will It Improve Fertility? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00812 2. Vasectomy Reversal American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=11&topic=154 3. Patient's Guide to Low Testosterone Endocrine Society, Hormone Foundation http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZO7PDVDLC&sub_... 4. Low Sperm Count (Oligospermia) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00848 5. Sperm Smarts: Optimizing Fertility Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MC00023 6. Sperm Banking American Foundation for Urologic Disease http://www.afud.org/education/infertility/spermbank.asp 7. Orgasms with No Discharge of Semen Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00630 8. Occupational Exposures May Affect Sperm Counts American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZJ9D9TMGC&sub_... 9. Male Infertility American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/766.xml 10. Known Health Effects for DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/DES/consumers/about/effects_sons.html 11. Infertility in Men UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/8386 Nutrition 1. Pre-Conception Nutrition American Pregnancy Association http://www.americanpregnancy.org/gettingpregnant/preconceptionnutrition.htm... Organizations 1. American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/ 2. International Council on Infertility Information D http://www.inciid.org/ 3. National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ 4. National Women's Health Information Center Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.4woman.gov/ Overviews 1. Infertility National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/infertility.htm 2. Infertility Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00310 3. Frequently Asked Questions About Infertility American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/faqs.html Prevention/Screening 1. Common Concerns and Exposures Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/genpub/topics/ccae_index.html Related Issues 1. Cancer and Fertility Preservation American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/cancer.pdf 2. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) Genetics and Public Policy Center http://www.dnapolicy.org/genetics/pgd.jhtml Research 1. Womanâ??s Age Is a Major Factor in Determini Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r050107.htm 2. Don't Turn to Assisted Reproduction Too Quick National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/news/dunson.htm 3. Researchers Discover How Embryo Attaches to the Ut National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2003/nichd-16.htm 4. Disorders Associated with Infertility National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/infertility.cfm Specific Conditions 1. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) FAQ International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination http://www.inciid.org/faq.php?cat=infertility101&id=2 2. Weight and Fertility American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/weightfertility.pdf 3. Sperm Antibodies Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00247 4. Smoking and Infertility American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/smoking.pdf 5. DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Update: Consumers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/DES/consumers/index.html 6. Age and Fertility American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/patientbooklets/agefertility.pdf Statistics 1. FASTATS: Infertility National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/fertile.htm 2. Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Report: Com National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/ART02/faq.htm 3. Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates (20 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/ART02/index.htm Treatment 1. Assisted Reproductive Technologies American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/patientbooklets/ART.pdf 2. Criteria for Selecting a High-Tech Infertility Cli International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination http://www.inciid.org/article.php?cat=treatment&id=302 3. Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/ICSI-Fact.pdf 4. Management of Male Infertility American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=11&topic=129 5. Ovulation Drugs: A Guide for Patients American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/patientbooklets/ovulation_drugs.pdf 6. Q & A for Injectable Infertility Medicatio International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination http://www.inciid.org/article.php?cat=complementarymed&id=42 7. Side Effects of Gonadotropins American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/Gonadatrophins-Fact.pdf Women 1. Fertility Awareness and Infertility National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/Pregnancy/infertility.htm 2. Hydrosalpinx American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/hydrosa.pdf 3. Known Health Effects for DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/DES/consumers/about/effects_daughters.html 4. 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