As part of the routine fertility evaluation we usually obtain cervical cultures including a test for mycoplasma and ureaplasma. These are bacteria that have essentially no symptoms but may decrease fertility and may also influence the chance of pregnancy loss and even preterm labor and delivery. However, the data is not particularly good and thus, many clinics do not routinely perform these cultures.Years ago when I was in practice in Long Island I was doing an examination and sonogram on a new patient. I carefully explained each step and while...
jeudi 24 juillet 2008
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