Polycystic ovarian syndrome ( PCOS), also known as PCOD ( polycystic ovarian disease) is one of the commonest causes of infertility. Patients have multiple small cysts in their ovaries that occur when the regular changes of a normal menstrual cycle are disrupted. The ovary is enlarged; and it produces excessive amounts of androgen and estrogenic hormones. This condition is also called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) or the Stein-Leventhal Syndrome.
The most common cause for irregular cycle is PCOD - Polycystic Ovarian Disease. Then again, it could be that the An ovulation is due to poor ovarian reserve - a condition called the Oopause. However, if this is mistakenly diagnosed as PCOD, precious time is wasted and the patient never gets a chance to get the right treatment!
The uterine lining - the endometrium, is a remarkable tissue which grows and regenerates every month! Myometrium is the wall of the uterus where fibroids grow. The gold standard to evaluate the uterine cavity is a hysteroscopy.
Dr Malpani offers a complete guide on Ultrasound and Sonography in infertility. He answers questions like who should do ultrasound and the recent advances in ultrasound.
How is ultrasound (sonography) used for treating infertility ?
Ultrasound or sonography has helped revolutionize our approach to the infertile patient. Ultrasound machines are a very useful and help the doctor "image" or see structures in the female pelvis. Ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves much like SONAR machines used in ships for detecting submarines underwater.
Malpani infertility clinic provides comprehensive affordable IVF treatment to infertile couples. This article gives information on Hysterosalpingogram.
An HSG is done in a X-Ray clinic after the menstrual flow has stopped and the lining of the uterus is thin. A radio-opaque dye is injected into the uterine cavity and the passage of the dye into the uterine cavity and then into the tubes and from there into the abdomen can be seen.
We see a number of PCOD patients who have been treated extremely poorly . When they do not get pregnant with simpler treatment options such as ovulation induction or IUI, they are advised to do IVF.
However, a lot of doctors mess up the IVF treatment for PCOD patients.
