Reproductive and Developmental Medicine (Jan 2020)

Diagnostic guidelines for infertility

  • Zi-Jiang Chen,
  • Jia-Yin Liu,
  • He-Feng Huang,
  • Jie Qiao,
  • Can-Quan Zhou,
  • Guo-Ning Huang,
  • Ying-Pu Sun,
  • Dong-Zi Yang,
  • Xiao-Yan Liang,
  • Qi Yu,
  • Yun Sun,
  • Zheng Li,
  • Li-Qing Fan,
  • Cong-Jian Xu,
  • Yuan-Hua Huang,
  • Xue-Hong Zhang,
  • Jing Yang,
  • Shao-Ming Lu,
  • Lin-Lin Cui,
  • Jun-Hao Yan,
  • Jin-Fang Lin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2096-2924.281853
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 11 – 17

Abstract

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Infertility seriously endangers the reproductive health of women at childbearing age. It is defined as the failure to achieve successful pregnancy after 1 year or more of regular unprotected intercourse. Broadly defined, infertility includes two aspects – failure to conceive or have a live birth. This guideline only addressed content relevant to the former. It was proposed by the gynecological endocrine group of the Chinese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chinese Medical Association, based on relevant guidelines of the World Health Organization, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, as well as the clinical practice in China. The guideline was reviewed by experts and doctors from medical institutions at all levels, which is applicable to the diagnosis of infertility by physicians in obstetrics, gynecology, and andrology at various medical institutions nationwide.

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