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The role of laparoscopy in assessing the reproductive tract of the ovulatory infertile woman is well established. Its superiority to hysterosalpingography (HSG) in the detection of peritoneal and peritubal causes of infertility has been demonstrated in several studies1–6. HSG does provide useful information about the uterine cavity not available from laparoscopy. In some instances, the HSG may be either ambiguous or the result difficult to interpret. Hysteroscopy provides a safe method for both the rapid and accurate diagnosis and treatment of many abnormalities of the uterine cavity2,7,8. This chapter reports the results of our experience with combined laparoscopy and hysteroscopy in 682 women with otherwise unexplained infertility and 135 women requesting a reversal of sterilization.
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Taylor, P.J., Leader, A., Pattinson, H.A. (1984). Combined endoscopic findings in 682 infertile women and 135 women requesting sterilization reversal. In: Harrison, R.F., Bonnar, J., Thompson, W. (eds) Diagnosis and Management of Tubo-Uterine Factors in Infertility. Studies in Fertility and Sterility, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7621-7_29
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