GENITAL TRACT TUBERCULOSIS AMONG INFERTILE WOMEN: LAPAROSCOPIC EVALUATION

Incidence of genital tuberculosis in infertile women.

A retrospective analysis of the case records of patients attending the University Hospital, Tabriz, showed that over a period of 16 months, 91 patients consulted for treatment of infertility. Genital tuberculosis was diagnosed at laparotomy and confirmed histopathologically in 21(23.08%) of these patients. Genital tuberculosis is rare in Western Europe and U.S.A. but is still an important facto...

Epidemiology of genital tuberculosis in infertile population.

OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency of genital tuberculosis in infertile women, its clinical presentation and association with socio-economic status and geographical latitude and to compare various modes of diagnosis and efficacy of therapy. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out in the Gynaecology and Obstetric Department (Unit Ill), Federal Government Services Hospital, Islamabad ...

Prevalence, Clinical and Laparoscopic Features of Endometriosis Among Infertile Women.

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence, clinical and laparoscopic characteristics of endometriosis in infertile women. STUDY DESIGN This is a hospital-based prospective study. PATIENTS Five hundred and two (502) patients underwent diagnostic laparoscopy for evaluation of cause for infertility. Staging of endometriosis was done according to the rAFS scoring system. RESULTS Out of 502 women, 276...

Hysterosalpingographic Appearances of Female Genital Tract Tuberculosis: Part II: Uterus

Detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis among Infertile Patients Suspected with Female Genital Tuberculosis

Female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) is a symptomless disease that evidences itself only when it is investigated for infertility. Demonstration of the etiologic agent by H & E staining or Z-N staining for acid fast bacilli, smear microscopy, culture of menstrual blood, urine and sputum were often unsuccessful. We therefore, proposed to use the endo-ovarian tissue biopsies and pelvic aspirated flu...