WHO Manual for the Standardized Investigation and Diagnosis of the Infertile Couple

This concise 1993 volume, arising from an extensive WHO programme, proposes a standardized approach to the investigation of infertility.

Patrick J. Rowe (Author), Frank H. Comhaire (Author), Timothy B. Hargreave (Author), Heather J. Mellows (Author)

9780521431361, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 29 October 1993

92 pages
24.6 x 18.9 x 0.9 cm, 0.29 kg

This concise 1993 volume proposes a standardized approach to the investigation of infertility. The volume provides clear guidelines and a logical sequence of steps which will quickly lead the clinician or physician to an accurate diagnosis of the underlying cause of infertility. This standardized approach to the management of infertility will lead to more efficient, systematic and economic care for the infertile couple. The diagnostic charts, which may be photocopied, provide an unambiguous route to diagnosis of the underlying cause of infertility, whilst the text fully explains and describes the essential clinical tests. The volume summarizes the results gained from the study of more than 10,000 infertile couples, who were investigated as part of the WHO's programme to counter the widespread personal distress caused by infertility. It is hoped that the standardized approach presented here will go some way towards countering this major problem.

General Introduction
Part I. Male Partner: Introduction
History taking
Clinical assessment of male fertility
Physical examination, Semen analysis, Other laboratory investigations, Additional technical investigations
Objective criteria for diagnostic categories in the simplified management of male infertility
Part II. Female Partner: Introduction
History taking
Examination
Investigation
Conclusion
Objective criteria for diagnostic categories in the simplified management of female infertility
Diagnoses referring to menstrual patterns, Other diagnoses
Appendices.

Subject Areas: Reproductive medicine [MFKC]