OBJECTIVES Aim of this study was to describe the proportion of contributory factors of female infertility in a population that sought fertility treatment. Furthermore, the clinical findings and underlying pathologies associated with ovulatory dysfunction were also sought. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out at the infertility clinic of the North Colombo Teaching Hospital. New clin...

INTRODUCTION Investigations play a pivotal role in the workup for infertility. The results must be interpreted carefully as these assess dynamic function. Evidence-based guidelines are useful in the selection of appropriate tests. MATERIALS AND METHODS A review of current evidence-based guidelines for the investigation and management of the infertile couple is undertaken. RESULTS The main a...

Background: We designed a prospective study to assess the role of Chlamydia in secondary infertility Materials and Methods: 40 women with secondary infertility and 30 term healthy pregnant women of similar age composition were studied for past and present chlamydia trachomatis infection. Women attending the outpatient department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology with complaint of secondary infertil...

When Rubin, in 1920, published his article on " Non-operative determination of patency of Fallopian tubes in sterility " in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the diagnostic equipment of the gynaecologist received an extremely valuable addition. His method of per-uterine inflation with oxygen and the production of an artificial pneumo-peritoneum was modified and improved step by s...