TREATMENT OF STERILITY; INSEMINATION TIMED BY RAT OVULATION TEST
- 4 September 1948
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 138 (1) , 13-14
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1948.02900010015005
Abstract
In a previous communication,1we reported on ten conceptions following the use of the rat ovulation test2for the timing of intercourse or insemination. The present paper also deals with the use of the same test. In this instance, it was employed in order to predict the day for the insemination of a series of 32 women. The observations throw light on the value of the method as an aid in the timing of insemination and also indicate the frequency with which certain infertile women may experience abnormal ovulation reactions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Couples who sought assistance, because the wife either had never conceived or, having done so, had failed to do so for a long time thereafter, form the basis for this report. Each couple was studied primarily from three points of view: (1) sperm status of the husband, (2) patency of the wife's fallopian tubes andKeywords
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