Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 1579-1580, December 2005

Subfertility, fecundability, and the impact of laparoscopy on conception rates

  • Alan S. Penzias, M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Alan S. Penzias, M.D., Boston IVF, 40 Second Avenue, Suite 300, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451.

Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Received 27 March 2005; received in revised form 31 March 2005; accepted 31 March 2005.

Confusion is common when trying to compare the outcome of different fertility treatments. Calculation of fecundability is an excellent adjunct to reports that show cumulative conception totals after a period of observation or treatment.

Key Words:  Fecundability , infertility , subfertility , in vitro fertilization

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PII: S0015-0282(05)03336-4

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.03.088

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 1579-1580, December 2005

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