Reproductive Or Fertility Surgery

KIMS Fertility Care offers more than hope. KIMS specialists, nurses and researchers are working relentlessly to help couples conceive through reproductive surgery. Reproductive surgery may be performed through a major surgical procedure, termed laparotomy, or a relatively minor surgical procedure, termed endoscopy. In a laparotomy, an incision is made in the lower abdomen which enables the surgeon to have direct access to all structures of the pelvis. This procedure requires hospitalization and a 4–6 week period of recovery. Reproductive surgery may also be conducted through endoscopy, which is an outpatient procedure. Endoscopy involves the use of either a laparoscope (a small telescope inserted into the abdominal wall) or a hysteroscope (a small telescope inserted within the uterine cavity). Endosurgic procedures are usually performed on an outpatient basis.