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Title: ADVANCES IN REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY


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ADVANCES IN REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • DR. CHRIS O. AIMAKHU (MBBS,FWACS,FMCOG)
  • CONSULTANT OBSTETRICIAN AND
  • GYNAECOLOGIST,
  • CATHOLIC HOSPITAL, OLUYORO, IBADAN.

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REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • ---Provides comprehensive care for a wide range
    of reproductive problems.
  • ---Common problems evaluated and treated
    include-
  • Infertility (primary and secondary)
  • Pregnancy loss
  • General female hormonal disorders
  • Hirsutism (excessive hair growth)
  • Menopausal symptoms
  • Endometriosis

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REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Menstrual disorders/problems
  • Osteoporosis
  • Pelvic pain
  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
  • Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Uterine abnormalities
  • Sexual dysfunction

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WHO IS A REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGIST?
  • A reproductive endocrinologist is a sub
    specialist physician who has received training (a
    residency) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and
    advanced training (a fellowship) in the treatment
    of INFERTILITY, RECURRENT MISCARRIAGES and
    HORMONAL DISORDERS in women.

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WHAT TREATMENT DO REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGISTS
OFFER?
  • Reproductive endocrinologist can perform a wide
    variety of treatments for infertility.
  • A variety of fertility tests are run in order to
    determine the cause of infertility.
  • Reproductive endocrinologists are trained in
    advanced procedures that can increase a couples
    chances of conceiving such as
  • ---Infertility Surgeries,
  • ---Procedures to reverse tubal ligation,
  • ---Use of fertility drugs (e.g. Clomid,Pergonal,
    Follistim, Repronox) and
  • ---Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART).

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ADVANCES IN REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART).
  • Minimal invasive surgeries.
  • Cloning.
  • Embryonic stem cells.

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A) ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES (ART)
  • Any procedure where the gamete is manipulated or
    removed from the body and returned either as an
    oocyte or as an embryo.
  • The aim is to approximate the eggs and sperms at
    the same time whether within or outside the body.

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A) ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES (ART)(CONTD)
  • Reproductive technologies have undergone a rapid
    evolution from simple procedures like the first
    insemination of fresh donor semen almost half a
    century ago to a position where we now have the
    ability to collect epididymal sperm for micro
    injection into oocytes freeze, thaw, and
    transfer donor gametes and embryos, create
    pregnancies in menopausal women, and in the near
    future may be able to harvest and store eggs from
    ovarian biopsies.

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INDICATIONS FOR ART
  • ART is indicated for the management of
    infertility for which conventional care is
    INAPPROPRIATE or has FAILED.
  • These include
  • ---Tubal damage
  • ---Oligospermia --- lt 20 million sperms/ml.
  • ---Azoospermia
  • ---Unexplained infertility

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INDICATIONS FOR ART(CONTD)
  • Most recently, ART has made possible the
  • Preimplantation diagnosis of genetic disease.
  • Removal and subsequent chromosomal analysis of a
    single blastomere allows, prior to implantation,
    for the diagnosis of certain disorders e.g.
    Homozygous sickle cell disease and Duchene
    muscular dystrophy.
  • It is appropriate that ART is increasingly
    attracting the attention of doctors ,nurses,
    scientists and the general public,but it must be
    realized that high-tech ART are only necessary
    when other simpler and cheaper measures have been
    tried without success.
  • It is therefore necessary to fully
    investigate both the male and female partners and
    to take into account all available options.

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FACTS ABOUT INFERTILITY
  • Accounts for 50 of cases in the gynaecological
    clinics in developing countries.
  • Numbers of consultations have risen
    significantly.
  • It affects 1 in 10 couples.

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DEFINITIONS IN INFERTILITY
  • INFERTILITY Inability of a couple to achieve
    pregnancy (conception) after 12 months (1 year)
    of unprotected regular sexual intercourse
    (Involuntary failure to conceive).
  • There are 2 types of Infertility
  • PRIMARY INFERTILITY - No previous pregnancy.
  • SECONDARY INFERTILITY- Previous pregnancy
    (irrespective of the outcome).

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DEFINITIONS IN INFERTILITY(CONTD)
  • INFECUNDABILITY- Inability of a couple to achieve
    a live birth after 12 months of regular
    unprotected intercourse.
  • VOLUNTARY INFERTILITY- has never tried for a
    pregnancy and has taken contraception to avoid
    pregnancy.
  • FERCUNDITY- is the capacity to participate in the
    production of a child.
  • FECUNDABILITY- is the likelihood of pregnancy per
    month of exposure.

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DEFINITIONS IN INFERTILITY(CONTD)
  • STERILITY- An intrinsic inability to achieve
    pregnancy. (Total inability to get pregnant).
    (Infertility is Relative).
  • CHILDLESSNESS- No child at the end of
    reproductive life.
  • The chances of conception should be expressed
    in terms of fertility of the couple rather than
    the individual partner.
  • Infertility is associated with emotional and
    social distress.
  • The longer the couple have been trying to
    conceive without success, the greater the
    decline in conception rate.

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CONTRIBUTION OF THE PARTNERS TO INFERTILITY
  • Male ---- 30 - 40
  • Female ---- 30 - 40
  • Both ---- 15
  • Unexplained ---- 5 -10

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CHANCES OF PREGNANCY
  • 60 of couples conceive ----- 6 months.
  • 80-85 conceive ----- 1yr.
  • 90 conceive ----2yrs
  • 10-15 ----Infertile

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WHAT IS THE MAGNITUDE OF INFERTILITY IN NIGERIA
  • It is estimated that 15-20 of couples are facing
    this problem at any given time.
  • In Nigeria, this translates to 2 million couples
    (i.e. 4 million individuals) that are
    experiencing infertility at any given time.

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PROBLEMS OF INFERTILITY IN OUR ENVIROMENT
  • Social Stigma.
  • Marital instability and social neglect.
  • Exploitation and economic deprivation of female
    partners.
  • Emotional stress / frustration / strained
    relationships/ guilt feelings/ unhappiness and
    unfulfilled lives / Psychological consequences.
  • Male ego.
  • Divorce.

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FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCREASED DEMAND OF
TREATMENT
  • Increased numbers of women in the reproductive
    age group.
  • A trend towards a later age of child bearing,
    with more years of exposure to infections or
    toxins as well as age- specific reduction in
    fertility.
  • Greater public awareness of the availability and
    scope of such services.
  • Availability of new technology and drugs for
    treatment of previously hopeless cases.

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COMMON CAUSES OF INFERTILITY IN OUR ENVIRONMENT
  • Male Infertility ------Infections -----
    Gonococcal

  • ------Chlamydia
  • Female Infertility -------Tubo Peritoneal
    factors
  • (Bilateral
    blockage/pelvic-
  • adhesions are
    the commonest)
  • --------S T I
  • --------Post
    abortal sepsis

  • --------Puerperal sepsis

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WHEN TO INVESTIGATE INFERTILE COUPLES
  • When conception does not occur within 1 year of
    unprotected regular coitus.
  • This period could be shortened in certain
    individuals.
  • It is good to complete investigations within 1
    menstrual cycle at least the initial evaluation.

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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
  • Deal with the infertile couple together.
  • No one is at fault or to blame
  • Carry out investigations and treatment
    consistently in proper sequence.

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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMNTS OF ART
  • 1970s -----Experiments in ovum
    retrieval IVF ET.
  • 1978 -----1st IVF ET baby born at

  • Oldham,Manchester,U.K---- Steptoe and
  • Edwards who were
    the IVF pioneers.
  • (Louise Brown
    born on 25th July, 1978 and is
  • presently
    expecting her first baby which was
  • conceived by
    natural means).
  • (The Worlds first
    Test tube baby).
  • 1983 -----1st Successful human
    pregnancy following
  • cryopreservation.
  • 1984 ----- 1st live birth via GIFT.

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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMNTS OF ART(CONTD)
  • 1984 ------ 1st live birth via GIFT.
  • 1988 ------1st human pregnancy via PZD.
  • ------1st pregnancy via SUZI.
  • 1992 ----- 1st pregnancy and birth following
  • ICSI.
  • 1997 till date ----Experimentation and reports on
    mammalian and human cloning.
  • 1997 till date ----Stem cell research.

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TYPES OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES
  • Many procedures and many acronyms which are
    rapidly changing.
  • Variations of the same standard techniques.
  • 1). Timed Intercourse (T.I.)
  • 2). Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI)
  • 3). In - Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer
    (IVF - ET)
  • 4). Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT)
  • 5). Zygote Intra Fallopian Transfer (ZIFT)
  • 6).Subzonal Insemination (SUZI)

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TYPES OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES(CONTD)
  • 7). Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
  • 8). Direct Oocyte Sperm Transfer (DOST)
  • 9). Sperm Aspiration Techniques.
  • TESA --- Testicular Sperm Aspiration
  • PESA --- Percutaneous Sperm Aspiration
  • MESA --- Micro Epididymal Sperm Aspirations.
  • 10). Embryo Freezing.
  • 11).Third Party ART(Donor Eggs, Donor Sperms or
    Surrogacy).

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SOME ART PROCEDURES
  • 1).TIMED INTERCOURSE
  • Medications are administered to promote
    ovulation.
  • Treatment monitored by ultrasound scanning to
    determine the precise timing of the egg release.
  • The couples are then advised on the best timing
    of intercourse.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • 2). INTRA UTERINE INSEMINATION
  • Treatment and monitoring is like in timed
    intercourse.
  • The sperms are specially prepared and introduced
    into the uterine cavity via a catheter.
  • This can help to overcome cervical mucus
    hostility.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • 3).IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION AND EMBRYO TRANSFER
    (IVF- ET)
  • A)---- Unlike the standard ovulation induction
    regimes, most IVF programs follow the super
    ovulation regime as this ensures a greater number
    of harvestable eggs.
  • ---- This consists of an initial pituitary down
    regulation (desensitization of the pituitary)
    with a resultant complete suppression of ovarian
    activity.
  • Drugs used include the subcutaneous or intranasal
    GnRH(Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone)
    analogues(Buserelin,Naferelin,Triptorelin) from
    Day
  • 1 to 14 of the menstrual cycle.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • This is followed by the standard Human chorionic
    gonadotrophin (FSH, LH) and Human menopausal
    gonadotrophin regime (LH).
  • B) -----HCG is given when there are at least 3
    follicles 17-20 mm in diameter.
  • C) -----Laparoscopic or preferably transvaginal
    ultrasound guided follicular aspiration
    approximately 36 hours after HCG injection.
  • D) -----Incubation of aspirated eggs (under
    strict temperature, gas and aseptic control) for
    4-6hrs.This allows development to stage two
    metaphase. This is followed by addition of about
    200,000 capacitated sperms per egg.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • E) ----- Regular stereoscopic microscopic
    evaluation is done to determine progress of
    fertilization etc
  • F) ----- Usually after 48 - 72hrs, the resultant
    embryos (2-8 cell stage) are aspirated into a
    small catheter and transcervically placed in the
    uterine cavity. Usually two are placed while the
    remaining may be cryopreserved for future use or
    donated.
  • G) ----Luteal support is provided by the
    administration of low dose hCG or progesterone.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • IVF RESULTS
  • The realistic pregnancy rate per ET in IVF is
    20-30 overall but this is influenced by age and
    the number of embryos transferred.
  • Younger women lt 35 years have at least a 33
    success rate.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • COMPLICATIONS OF IVF
  • i) Multiple pregnancies
  • 1 in 5 IVF pregnancies are multiple if
    transferring 3 embryos or less.
  • Transferring more than 3 embryos(where available)
    results in multiple pregnancies in about 40 of
    IVF babies.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • ii) Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome(OHSS)
  • Excess response to ovarian stimulants can lead to
    ovarian enlargement, abdominal distension and
    pains in up to 7 of IVF patients.
  • However, serious OHSS involving gross ascites
    affects less than 2 of all patients.
  • The prevention of OHSS is the identification of
    women at risk (polycystic ovaries, high
    responders) and either reduced hMG doses or
    electively cryopreserving all embryos to avoid
    pregnancy until the danger has been averted.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • iii) Pelvic infection
  • Serious infection is rare in IVF.
  • Prophylactic antibiotics are advised.
  • iv) Haemorrhage
  • This can occur during egg collection.
  • Usually there is a bleeding point, but this stops
    when pressure is applied for a short while.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • v) Ectopic pregnancy
  • vi) Anembryonic pregnancy (Blighted ovum)
  • vii) Spontaneous abortion
  • viii) Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
  • ix) Preterm delivery

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • 4).GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER (GIFT)
  • Indicated in patients with at least one normal
    tube.
  • Super ovulation is as above (in IVF-ET) followed
    by a laparoscopic follicular aspiration.
  • Capacitated sperms and eggs are mixed and placed
    in the catheter.
  • Both are then transferred into the fallopian
    tubes.
  • In this case fertilization occurs naturally
    within the body.
  • GIFT is not recommended if the fallopian tubes
    are blocked or the sperm quality is far below
    average.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • 5). ZYGOTE INTRA FALLOPAIN TRANSFER (ZIFT)
  • Similar to GIFT except that the sperms and eggs
    are incubated first and transferred after
    fertilization.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • 6). INTRA CYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION (ICSI)
  • Indicated in patients with
  • i) Severe oligospermia lt 5million/ml,
  • ii) Significant sperm immotility,
  • iii) Multiple sperm factors,
  • iv) Failed IVF ET or
  • v) Inability of the sperms to penetrate the egg
    as confirmed from the ZONA PELUCIDA PENETRATION
    TEST.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • Steps involved are similar to IVF ET except
    that after aspiration of the eggs, (under an
    inverted microscope) the eggs and sperm are held
    by a system of two hyallically - controlled
    micropipettes.
  • An egg is held in place by a micropipette while
    another micropipette picks up a single live
    sperm. The egg cell membrane is then pierced and
    the sperm injected into the cytoplasm with the
    resultant fertilization of the egg.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • 7).SPERM ASPIRTION PROCEDURES
  • Indicated in severe oligospermia.
  • This may consist of
  • I) Testicular Sperm Aspiration (TESA)
  • II) Percutaneous Sperm Aspiration (PESA),
  • III) Micro Epididymal Sperm Aspiration (MESA).

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • 8).THIRD PARTY ART
  • I) Donor Sperms
  • Absence of sperms in the man especially due to
    testicular failure has traditionally been treated
    with donor sperms for several decades.
  • In these days, it is possible to extract directly
    from the testes in obstructive azoospermia and
    the sperms directly injected into the eggs.
  • Where this procedure of sperm extraction
    (PESA/TESA) fails, the only recourse is to use
    donor sperms if the couple desires a pregnancy.

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ART PROCEDURES (CONTD)
  • II) Donor eggs
  • In menopausal or perimenopausal women desiring
    pregnancy, eggs can be obtained from willing
    donors (that may be known or unknown to the
    recipient), fertilized with the husbands sperms
    and the embryos transferred into the uterus of
    the older woman.
  • III) Surrogacy
  • Couples desiring their own genetic children, but
    where the woman has had a hysterectomy or severe
    damage to her uterus or endometrium, can opt for
    the use of a surrogate mothers uterus to receive
    embryos generated from the eggs and sperms of the
    genetic parents.

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PRE CONCEPTION DIAGNOSIS
  • SEX SELECTION --- Sex-gene probes have been
    available for several years for embryo sexing,
    especially where there are concerns about sex
    linked diseases. Social sex selection has ethical
    implications.
  • SICKLE CELL DISEASE PREVENTION --- Embryos
    selection based on the absence of genetic
    diseases (sickle cell disease is the most common
    in our environment) is more acceptable in most
    cultures or religions than selective pregnancy
    termination after antenatal diagnosis.
  • Pre-conception diagnosis can be applied to just
    about any chromosomal disease, sex-linked
    disorders or inborn errors of metabolism for
    which appropriate probes have been developed.

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ISSUES IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
  • Cost effectiveness
  • Ethical / moral / legal considerations
  • Emotional issues

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B)MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL OPTIONS IN
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLGY
  • Developments of new surgical techniques and
    advances in surgical equipments allow us to
    perform more and more surgical procedures using
    LAPAROSCOPY and HYSTEROSCOPY.
  • These novel procedures have revolutionized the
    approach to the majority of gynecological
    disorders.
  • We can now perform the majority of surgeries
    without the need for larger incisions in the
    abdominal wall and therefore, most often patients
    can go home on the day of surgery and recover to
    full activity in approximately two weeks after
    surgery.

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MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL OPTIONS IN
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLGY(CONTD)
  • 1) LAPAROSCOPY
  • This refers to the transabdominal visualization
    of the peritoneal cavity usually after
    insuflation with gas.
  • Indications for laparoscopy could be diagnostic
    or therapeutic.

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MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL OPTIONS IN
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLGY(CONTD)
  • Diagnostic Indications for Laparoscopy
  • Include the evaluation of amongst others
  • Chronic and acute pelvic pain of indeterminate
    origin e.g. endometriosis, acute PID, leaking
    ectopic gestation, ovarian cysts/accidents
  • Causes of infertily
  • Second look evaluation following treatment for
    cancer of the ovary
  • Suspected endometriosis
  • Uterine perforation
  • Follicular growth monitoring

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MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL OPTIONS IN
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLGY(CONTD)
  • Therapeutic Indications for Laparoscopy
  • Include
  • Tubal sterilization either by electrical or
    insertion of bands, rings etc
  • Pelvic adhesiolysis
  • Retrieval of lost IUCDs
  • Aspiration of ovarian cysts including ovarian
    cystectomy, wedge resection of the ovary and
    ovarian biopsy.
  • Laparoscopic myomectomy

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MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL OPTIONS IN
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLGY(CONTD)
  • Metroplasty
  • Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy,LAVH
  • Laparoscopic tubal surgery, which may include
    salpingectomy, salpingostomy, tubal
    re-implantation
  • Laparoscopic lymphadenectomy, colposuspension
  • As part of the assisted fertilization procedures
    ova collection, gamete transfer

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MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL OPTIONS IN
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLGY(CONTD)
  • 2) HYSTEROSCOPY
  • Is the endoscopic evaluation of the uterine
    cavity using the Hysteroscope.
  • The Hysteroscope is very much like an operating
    Laparoscope with an added channel for the
    introduction of fluids used for the distension of
    the uterine cavity.
  • Distending media include high molecular weight
    dextran with normal saline,glycine, and 5
    dextrose in water or carbon dioxide.

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MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL OPTIONS IN
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLGY(CONTD)
  • With the use of the liquid media, the uterine
    pressure should not exceed 150mmHg, and with the
    use of Co2 the flow rate should also not exceed
    100ml/mixture.
  • Hysterosopic evaluations may be performed either
    under local or general
  • aneasthesia.

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MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL OPTIONS IN
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLGY(CONTD)
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic indications for
  • Hysteroscopy
  • Include
  • Focal biopsy for evaluation of patients with
    abnormal uterine bleeding.
  • Evaluation of patients with infertility
  • Hysteroscopic endometrial laser coagulation
    instead of hysterectomy in patients with
    endometrial hyperplasia or dysfunctional uterine
    bleeding
  • Hysteroscopic submucous myomectomy or metroplasty
  • Diagnosis and management of Ashermans syndrome

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MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL OPTIONS IN
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLGY(CONTD)
  • Identification and retrieval of lost IUCDs
  • Excision of polyps
  • Sterilization

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C)CLONING
  • The first mammal cloned from the cell of an
    adult, DOLLY THE SHEEP,
  • generated considerable interest worldwide.
  • It stimulated much discussion about the ethics of
    cloning and also, in particular, the potential
    for human reproductive cloning.

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CLONING(CONTD)
  • Dolly was derived from the udder( an organ shaped
    like a bag that produces milk and hangs beneath
    the body) of a six-year old FINN DORSET EWE that
    was cultured in the laboratory. The cultured
    cells were then fused with unfertilized eggs,
    from which the nuclei had been removed. The
    variable reconstituted eggs were then implanted
    into the SURROGATE BLACK EWE. One implanted egg
    resulted in the birth of DOLLY.
  • An ewe is a female sheep.

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CLONING(CONTD)
  • The production of DOLLY demonstrated for the
    first time that a NUCLEUS taken from an adult
    cell could be REPROGRAMMED to permit the full
    range of GENE EXPRESSIONS needed to produce a
    COMPLETE ANIMAL.
  • A clear distinction should be drawn between
    REPRODUCTIVE CLONING and THERAPEUTIC (NON
    REPRODUCTIVE) CLONING.

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CLONING(CONTD)
  • REPRODUCTIVE CLONING --- by either embryo
    splitting or nucleus replacement, is aimed at
    birth of genetically identical individuals.
  • There are no ethical objections to
  • genetically identical individuals per se,
  • but there are serious ethical questions
  • about instrumentation of human beings.

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CLONING(CONTD)
  • THERAPEUTIC (NON- REPRODUCTIVE) CLONING --- is a
    term used to describe the use of cloning that
    does not involve the production of genetically
    identical individuals, has SCIENTIFIC and
    THERAPEUTIC applications including potential
    therapy for mitochondrial disease and research on
    EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS, which could lead to the
    development of tissue and possibly organs without
    the risk of immune rejection.

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CLONING(CONTD)
  • Such cell-based therapies might be used to
    treat Parkinsons and Huntingtons disease (nerve
    cells), muscular dystrophy (striated muscle
    cells) and leukaemia(white blood cells).

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D) EMBYONIC STEM CELLS
  • Researchers have been making embryonic stem cells
    from mice, hamsters and other animals for several
    years.
  • They have been described as the ultimate spare
    part.
  • Embryonic stem cells are found in early stages of
    the embryo, after the egg is fertilized and has
    begun dividing, but before the mass of cells
    attach itself to the wall of the uterus.
  • Eventually they differentiate into the various
    cell types in the body, and disappear.

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EMBYONIC STEM CELLS(CONTD)
  • Researchers have been able to capture these cells
    in their undifferentiated state and keep them in
    that state in a culture.
  • They are presently working on how to direct these
    cells to become specific types of cells which
    would allow scientists to grow an unlimited
    supply of cells for transplant and other aspects
    of medicine and biology.

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EMBYONIC STEM CELLS(CONTD)
  • Much of the excitement surrounding embryonic stem
    cell research focuses on their potential for
    transplantation to repair diseased organs.
  • With their unique ability to differentiate into
    all cells of the body, stem cells may be used to
    treat a variety of disorders, ranging from
    diabetes to Parkinsons disease and spinal cord
    injuries.

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CONCLUSION
  • The introduction of these advances has provided
    not only hope and treatment for the infertile
    couple but also stimulated continuing research in
    the field of reproduction.
  • Reproductive advances will make more COUPLES
    happier.

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WOMEN MUST BE HAPPY AND HAVE CHILDREN
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