Hysteroscopic Management of Intrauterine Diseases and Female Infertility: Current Perspectives and New Developments
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2020) | Viewed by 5889
Special Issue Editors
Interests: obstetrics; gynecology; prenatal diagnosis; pregnancy; assisted reproduction; infertility
Interests: human infertility; assisted reproduction; endocrinology; diagnosis; treatment; sperm quality; oocyte quality; embryo developmental potential
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Interests: hysteroscopy; infertility; minimally invasive surgery; uterine fibroids
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hysteroscopy is considered the gold standard technique for the identification of intrauterine pathologies because it allows exploring endometrial cavities, tubal ostia, or endocervical canals. In particular, several studies have underlined the potential effectiveness of hysteroscopic management of intrauterine diseases, in order to improve reproductive outcomes and reduce time to pregnancy also in women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques.
Indeed, uterine factors are the primary cause of infertility in women and are also associated with increased risk of miscarriage and pre-term delivery. Uterine factors include congenital anomalies, such as uterine septa and subsepta, and acquired ones, such as polyps, myomas, and intrauterine adhesions. In addition to specific investigations such as ovulation tests and tubal patency, the assessment of infertile women should also include the evaluation of the uterine cavity and the endometrium, which play a pivotal role in embryo implantation and placentation. For this reason, hysteroscopy is progressively becoming established as a routine procedure also in infertility work-up.
Considering all these elements, the Special Issue on “Hysteroscopic Management of Intrauterine Diseases and Female Infertility: Current Perspectives and New Developments” aims to publish both original research as well as comprehensive reviews about the use of hysteroscopy in the clinical management of intrauterine diseases and in infertility work-up. In particular, the Special Issue welcomes clinical works and translational research, offering also the possibility to explore the historical evolution of the hysteroscopic technique as well as the impact of new innovations in hysteroscopy on the success of diagnosis and treatment of intrauterine pathologies.
Dr. Agnese Maria Chiara Rapisarda
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Endometrial polyps
- Endometrial Scratching
- Endometritis
- Female infertility
- Intrauterine pathologies
- Intrauterine synechiae
- Myomas
- Office hysteroscopy
- Reproductive biology
- Resectoscopy
