Appendectomy and women’s reproductive outcomes: a review of the literature

Summary Background The most frequent abdominal surgery performed for benign disease in females of fertile age is appendectomy, which remains among the common surgeries and a possible cause peritoneal adhesions. fact that appendectomy can adhesions may lead one to think this be relevant risk factor infertility; however, there no universal agreement regarding association between fertility. aim review evaluate weather have impact on female Methods search was conducted PubMed limitation set date publication. All studies populations patients who had undergone inflamed appendix, perforated or negative appendix childhood end reproductive period were included. Results Some authors believe pelvic potentially tubal infertility by causing obstruction altering motility fimbriae, fluid secretion, embryo transport. On other hand, recent evidence reported removal seems associated with an increased pregnancy rate large population studies. Conclusion Despite existence contrasting opinions concerning fertility after suggests actually improved decreased time pregnancy. Appendectomy correlated higher rates.