Overcoming infertility requires a thoughtful evaluation, sophisticated reproductive technology, and medical experts with advanced training. UAB’s fertility clinic has four women’s specialists board-certified in reproductive endocrinology and infertility—more than any other clinic in the state. The center maintains a sperm bank and andrology and embryology laboratories accredited by the College of American Pathologists and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

TREATMENTS FOR WOMEN INCLUDE

assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, assisted embryo hatching, and embryo cryopreservation;

egg donation;

operative laparoscopy for treatment of endometriosis, pelvic adhesions, or tubal occlusion;

microsurgical reversal of tubal ligation;

treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome and other ovu-lation disorders with clomiphene, gonadotrophins, and insulin-sensitizing agents; and

intrauterine insemination with spouse or donor sperm.