GENITAL TRACT TUBERCULOSIS AMONG INFERTILE WOMEN: LAPAROSCOPIC EVALUATION | ||||
The Egyptian Journal of Fertility of Sterility | ||||
Article 3, Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2006, Page 17-23 PDF (505.55 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/egyfs.2006.4993 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mohamed Nezar1; Kamal Anwar2; Mohamed EI-Negery2; Miasa EI-Saied3; Rafaat Fattah1; Hosam Goda2; Ali Wahab4 | ||||
1Obstetrics & Gynecology Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
2Obstetrics & Gynecology Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
3Clinical Pathology,Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
4Pathology Departments,Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Objective: To estimate the incidence of genital tract tuberculosis (T.B.) among infertile women during laparoscopic evaluation for infertility in Mansoura University Hospital. Design: A prospective study. Setting: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pathology and Clinical Pathology Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University. Methods: Two hundreds and ten infertile WOmen were evaluated by laparoscopy for infertility problem from January 2002 to September 2004. Any suspicious findings for 1'.8. adnexitis Or peritonitis were biopsied, and whole endometrial curettage was taken for histopathology. A confirmatory test P.C.R. was performed form peritoneal fluid samples and tissue biopsies. Results: The incidence of genital tract TB. as diagnosed by laparoscopy and confirmed by tissue biopsy was 5.7% among infertile women in Mansoura University Hospital. Laparoscopic findings and direct tissue biopsy had the highest sensitivity and specificity (92-94%) followed by P.C.R (83-85%) and lastly endometrial biopsy (75-80%) for diagnosis ofTB.. The incidence of TB. increased among rural. low socioeconomic and low educational level patients. Conclusion: Genital T.B.has still a role in the aetiopathogenesis of infertility in our community. Laparoscopy and direct tissue biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Genital tract; tuberculosis; Infertility; Laparoscopy | ||||
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