This surgical type of testing will require the use of a surgical center or hospital. It is a more advanced type of fertility testing. When other testing has proven unhelpful or inconclusive, surgery via a laparoscope may be your next option.

Your doctor uses this surgery to help visualize problems in your abdomen, uterus, or ovaries. She or he may be able to find problems that other less invasive tests could not find. Or the surgery may be used to confirm your diagnosis of several issues. It may also be used to diagnosis and immediately treat issues.

You and your care provider will probably discuss prior to surgery what will happen during the surgery. This may include treatment of problems that are identified during this surgery. The benefit of this is that you will not require a second surgery to do the treatments. Be sure to discuss the limitations of this surgery with your doctor.