The role of fallopian tube anastomosis in training fellows: A survey of current reproductive endocrinology fellows and practitioners

Armstrong, Alicia; Neithardt, Adrienne B; Alvero, Ruben; Sharara, Fady I; Bush, Mark; Segars, James

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.02.107

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Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 495-497, August 2004

The role of fallopian tube anastomosis in training fellows: A survey of current reproductive endocrinology fellows and practitioners

Presented in part at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, San Antonio, Texas, October 11–15, 2003.

Alicia Armstrong, M.D.
- Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA;
- Reprint requests: Alicia Armstrong, M.D., 9D42 Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, NICHD, Bldg. 10, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA (FAX: 301-480-0665).
Adrienne B Neithardt, M.D.
- Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA;
Ruben Alvero, M.D.
- The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Aurora, Colorado, USA;
Fady I Sharara, M.D.
- Virginia Center for Reproductive Medicine, Reston, Virginia; George Washington UniversityWashington, D.C., USA;
Mark Bush, M.D.
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, D.C., USA
James Segars, M.D.
- The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Aurora, Colorado, USA;

Received 15 August 2003; received in revised form 27 February 2004; accepted 27 February 2004.

Abstract

This survey of fellows and reproductive endocrinologists in practice suggests that decreasing numbers of tubal reanastomosis procedures are being performed. This change has occurred both in fellow training and in the clinical practice of reproductive endocrinologists.