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Basic Management of Infertility

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In this chapter, the basic management of infertility will be reviewed. An overview of pertinent definitions, evaluation and diagnosis of infertility, and relevant components of history and the physical exam will be discussed. Most importantly, the causes of infertility will be reviewed along with treatments for the specific causes of infertility.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    BreeAnna Gibson & Jamie Wilkerson

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Family Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Donna Shoupe

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Gibson, B., Wilkerson, J. (2016). Basic Management of Infertility. In: Shoupe, D. (eds) Handbook of Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17002-2_42-1

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