The major infertility examination

(For women) general infertility treatment, laparoscopy, salpingoscopy, hysteroscopy; (For men) semen examination, fertility examination.

Laparoscopy

The laparoscopy is the most important examination for finding the cause of infertility. For example, it is difficult to observe adhesions and the condition of an ovary with a hysterosalpingography or by other general methods of examination. But for those cases, more than 90% of the cause(s) of problems are found by using the laparoscopy, so the patient can receive an appropriate treatment. During the examination, treatment can be administered at the same time. For example, if an adhesion is observed, the adhesion can be lysis during the observation. The laparoscopy is also used for observing sperm transport in the tubes. On the patient's examination day, artificial insemination is performed, and the laparoscopy can check whether the spemium reaches the uterine tube or not. In other ways, the salpingoscopy and the hysteroscopy are used at the same time for thoroughly researching and examining the cause of infertility.

Fertility Ability Examination of System

For accomplishing the completion of fertility, sperm must achieve an acrosomal reaction and should pass through the most difficult zone of the zona pellucida by discharging resolution enzymes. Fertility ability is, so to speak, the ability to pass through the zona pellucida. In other words, the ability to induce an acrosomal reaction. Furthermore, it is necessary for sperm to have kinetic ability. Because if it lacks kinetic ability, the sperm can not pass through the zona pellucida even though the acrosomal reaction is normal. Sperm needs both the power of achieving an acrosomal reaction (biochemical fertility-ability of semen) and the power of passing through the zona pellucida (mechanical fertility-ability of sperm).

Contents of Treatment

In Vitro Fertilization Embryo Transfer

In case of intractable infertility, IVF-ET is used for treatment. The procedures are: retrieving a mature ovum from the ovary, and inducing it to fertilize the semen by use of in vitro fertilization, then putting it into the uterus. In principle, Me & Mummy Hospital prefers "more moderate stimulation", to avoid excessive stimulation. For example, when collecting eggs, the anesthesiologist is in charge of anesthesia for avoiding pain during the egg collection from the patient. When using this procedure, the patient does not need to be admitted in the hospital, because the treatment takes no longer than a day.