FEMALE INFERTILITY—The Present Status of Treatment

Few barren women have gynecological abnormalities sufficient to prevent conception. Hormonal stimulation appears to be effective in some cases; and sometimes pregnancy follows instrumental treatment, possibly as a result of dislodgement or displacement of polyps in the process. There is nebulous evidence that psychogenic factors may play a part in infertility.If the fallopian tubes are occluded, operation to restore patency is not likely to clear the way to conception.