Sentences with phrase «tubal factor»

Commenting on the findings, Professor Polyzos said that the decrease in risk of ectopic pregnancy in ART «appears strictly associated with the reduction in the incidence of tubal factor infertility and the transfer of fewer embryos» in ART.

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The second most common factor for infertility in women is tubal function — the fallopian tubes — the ability of those structures connected to the uterus to pick the egg up properly at the time of ovulation so that fertilization and pregnancy can take place.

Infertility testing examines ovarian function and egg quality, tubal patency (open fallopian tubes), uterine abnormalities inside the uterus, and male factor.

When these same IVF / ICSI pregnancies were examined further, the major risk factor for an ectopic pregnancy was the presence of a tubal problem in the diagnosis, which more than doubled the risk (adjusted odds ratio 2.23).

We find so many women in particular whose hormone production has been interfered with because of birth control pills, tubal ligation, hysterectomy or uterine ablation as well as the environmental factors that put estrogen into male and female bodies and throw them out of balance.

Several factors can reduce a woman's risk, including: following a healthy, low - fat diet; having given birth; using birth control; and having tubal ligation surgery.