Fertiloscopy
Fertiloscopy provides with one minimally invasive, potentially office-based, procedure a clear diagnosis of two of the major causes of infertility in a way that makes it possible to make a rational choice at the start of infertility treatment. It is used for the exploration of the posterior cul-de-sac which allows a complete work out of the mechanical factors of female infertility.
Fertiloscopy provides with one minimally invasive, potentially office-based, procedure a clear diagnosis of two of the major causes of infertility in a way that makes it possible to make a rational choice at the start of infertility treatment.
The Fertiloscope is a type of laparoscope, modified to make it suitable for trans-vaginal application, which is used in the diagnosis and treatment of female infertility.
When indications are correct, Fertiloscopy can be considered a valid alternative to diagnostic laparoscopy. In fact, it uses the vaginal approach and requires relatively simple equipment. Moreover, it can be performed under local anaesthesia or under sedation as an ambulatory procedure (in outpatient regime) in hospital environment.
Until now, Fertiloscopy is mostly a diagnostic procedure with restricted operative possibilities limited to biopsies, minimal adhesiolysis and ovarian drilling; nevertheless operative fertiloscopy is an emerging technique which will develop in the next future
Fertiloscopy is the combination of different procedures:
- Transvaginal Hydrolaparoscopy
- Dye test
- Salpingoscopy
- Microsalpingoscopy
- Hysteroscopy
