Reproductive surgery can aid hopeful parents around Northbrook, Illinois, in building their families. Your fertility specialist at InVia Fertility may use it as a fertility treatment and diagnostic tool if they suspect that anatomical issues may be contributing to your struggles with infertility.
What is the Goal of Reproductive Surgery?
Reproductive surgery, whether it’s for men or women, has the goal of helping you grow your family. It does so by diagnosing and correcting potential anatomical structures that are causing infertility.
Reproductive surgery is typically minimally invasive, which means that they are procedures with smaller scars, less pain, and less recovery time than typical open surgical procedures. Many people go home the same day as their procedure and recover in their own beds.
Your fertility specialist will monitor your recovery every step of the way to ensure that you are healing well and are ready to move on to the next phase of your fertility treatment.
Who is a Good Candidate for Reproductive Surgery?
Your fertility specialist will conduct a fertility assessment to create a personalized fertility treatment for you and your partner, if you have one. This treatment may include reproductive surgery if you are a good candidate. Those who may be a good candidate for reproductive surgery include:
- Patients who need more imaging for diagnostic reasons
- Patients with known or suspected intrauterine pathologies like scar tissue, placental or fetal tissue in the uterus after a pregnancy loss or delivery, or small uterine polyps
- Patients with previously diagnosed conditions in their reproductive organs, including endometriosis, ovarian cysts, or uterine fibroids
- Patients struggling with unexplained infertility
If you have questions about whether or not reproductive surgery may be an appropriate treatment option for you, contact your fertility specialist.
Reproductive Surgical Options for Women
Your fertility specialist will create a personalized fertility treatment plan for you based on your medical history and struggles with infertility. It may include reproductive surgery. There are several reproductive surgical procedures for women, including:
A laparoscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that provides your surgeon with a look at your abdomen as well as the reproductive organs and pelvis. During a laparoscopic procedure, your fertility specialist can diagnose potential causes of infertility and remove adhesions, polyps, cysts, and other obstructions that may be affecting your fertility.
A hysteroscopy is another minimally invasive surgical procedure that diagnoses and treats interior uterine issues. A camera and other specialized tools are inserted through the cervix and into the uterus to view the inside of the organ and identify potential issues like adhesions, polyps, or fibroids. Your fertility specialist can remove these blockages during the same procedure.
Reproductive Surgical Options for Men
Men can also struggle with anatomical causes of infertility. Your fertility specialist can recommend a reproductive surgery that helps you grow your family. Some of the reproductive surgical procedures for men include:
- Testicular Biopsy
- Testicular Sperm Aspiration
- Percutaneous Sperm Aspiration
These methods allow your fertility specialist to obtain a sperm sample, as well as a testicle tissue sample, for evaluation and potential use in fertility treatments.
Schedule an Appointment to Talk About Reproductive Surgery with Your Provider
If you’re interested in learning more about reproductive surgery as a fertility treatment, discuss it with your fertility specialist at InVia Fertility. Our fertility specialists offer minimally invasive reproductive surgeries for people across Northbrook, IL, who wish to build their families. Contact us to schedule an appointment today.
