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Treatment of Female Infertility
Tubal Occlusive Disease
The fallopian tubes are a pair of tubes located in the pelvic cavity about 3-4 inches in-length that run between the right and left ovaries and the uterus. When an egg has been released from the ovary, it travels down one of the fallopian tubes until it reaches the uterus where it is ready to be fertilized. It has been estimated that about 20% of infertile women have _tubal occlusive disease (blockage of the fallopian tubes) which makes it difficult for the egg to pass through the tube and reach the uterus. Although tubal occlusive disease can be corrected with surgery, the usual treatment for most women who wish to conceive is IVF which has about a 25% success rate for achieving s live birth with the first cycle of IVF treatment.
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