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Investigation of the Female Partner

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If proper treatment is to be given to infertile couples the clinician, whether male or female orientated, must have a good understanding of both male and female factors. This is because in 25% of couples both partners have a definable problem (WHO 1989) and it is therefore essential that the infertility clinician has good understanding of the basic management of both partners. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the basic female investigations that the male-orientated specialist should understand. The reader is referred to more specialised texts for more detailed descriptions of female infertility (Behrman and Patton 1988).

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  1. Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK

    T. B. Hargreave MS, FRCS, FRCSE, FEB (Urol) (Consultant Urological Surgeon, Part-time Senior Lecturer) (Consultant Urological Surgeon, Part-time Senior Lecturer)

  2. Department of Surgery, Edinburgh University, UK

    T. B. Hargreave MS, FRCS, FRCSE, FEB (Urol) (Consultant Urological Surgeon, Part-time Senior Lecturer) (Consultant Urological Surgeon, Part-time Senior Lecturer)

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Messinis, I.E., Templeton, A.A. (1994). Investigation of the Female Partner. In: Hargreave, T.B. (eds) Male Infertility. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1029-3_7

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