Annual review of medicine
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Combined management of infertile couples is optimal. The most common problems in men are low sperm concentration and motility of unknown cause. ⋯ In the woman, disorders of ovulation can usually be treated successfully, but results of tubal surgery for past inflammatory damage remain poor. In vitro fertilization may be useful for idiopathic infertility and semen disorders of mild to moderate severity, as well as for tubal obstruction.