Lysis of postoperative pelvic adhesions in infertility.

Ovum pickup, sperm transport, and zygote transfer depend on unrestricted contractile, ciliary, and peristaltic mechanisms in the uterine tube and ovary. When adhesions hobble these mechanisms, infertility results. Traditional surgical correction may invite new adhesions thru trauma, disruption of blood supply, and inflammatory reactions from foreign materials. Microsurgery with electrosurgery reduced such surgical sequelae and doubled the term pregnancy rate.