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To evaluate the clinical presentations, diagnostic laparoscopy findings, and laboratory biopsy results in infertile women suspected of having genital tuberculosis.

March 28, 2007International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Genital tuberculosis in Indian infertility patients

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NGNupur GuptaAllegheny Health Network JSJai Bhagwan SharmaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences SMS. MittalMahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

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Prospective clinical study demonstrates extensive tubal damage and pelvic adhesions in infertile women with genital tuberculosis, highlighting the need for multimodal laparoscopic diagnosis.

Key Points

To evaluate the clinical presentations, diagnostic laparoscopy findings, and laboratory biopsy results in infertile women suspected of having genital tuberculosis.
Prospective clinical study conducted from October 2004 to August 2006 at a tertiary care hospital in India evaluating 150 women with clinically suspected genital tuberculosis.
Patients underwent diagnostic laparoscopy, endometrial aspiration, histopathological biopsy, acid-fast bacillus (AFB) culture, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays after excluding other infertility etiologies.
Genital tuberculosis was confirmed in 40 women, presenting primarily with primary infertility (n=30) or secondary infertility (n=10), alongside menstrual abnormalities such as menorrhagia (n=9), hypomenorrhea (n=8), and amenorrhea (n=4).
Laparoscopy identified peritubal and periovarian adhesions (n=18), omental adhesions (n=18), Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (n=15), bowel adhesions (n=15), and tortuous, blocked fallopian tubes (n=13).
Diagnostic laboratory confirmation yielded positive PCR results in 9 patients, positive endometrial histology in 10 patients, positive Mantoux reactions in 2 patients, and positive AFB culture in 1 patient.

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Gupta et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a744d03b06f632524092f51 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.12.018

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March 28, 2007International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Genital tuberculosis in Indian infertility patients

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Authors

NGNupur GuptaAllegheny Health Network JSJai Bhagwan SharmaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences SMS. MittalMahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

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Implication

Prospective clinical study demonstrates extensive tubal damage and pelvic adhesions in infertile women with genital tuberculosis, highlighting the need for multimodal laparoscopic diagnosis.

Key Points

To evaluate the clinical presentations, diagnostic laparoscopy findings, and laboratory biopsy results in infertile women suspected of having genital tuberculosis.
Prospective clinical study conducted from October 2004 to August 2006 at a tertiary care hospital in India evaluating 150 women with clinically suspected genital tuberculosis.
Patients underwent diagnostic laparoscopy, endometrial aspiration, histopathological biopsy, acid-fast bacillus (AFB) culture, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays after excluding other infertility etiologies.
Genital tuberculosis was confirmed in 40 women, presenting primarily with primary infertility (n=30) or secondary infertility (n=10), alongside menstrual abnormalities such as menorrhagia (n=9), hypomenorrhea (n=8), and amenorrhea (n=4).
Laparoscopy identified peritubal and periovarian adhesions (n=18), omental adhesions (n=18), Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (n=15), bowel adhesions (n=15), and tortuous, blocked fallopian tubes (n=13).
Diagnostic laboratory confirmation yielded positive PCR results in 9 patients, positive endometrial histology in 10 patients, positive Mantoux reactions in 2 patients, and positive AFB culture in 1 patient.

Cite This Study

Gupta et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a744d03b06f632524092f51 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.12.018

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