{"paper_id":"8ba094f3-a0db-41e4-bd71-585632e3bdbc","body_text":"Summary\nTHE incidence and aetiology of tubal disease as a cause of infertility varies from country to country. In recent years more information has become available on the physiological function of the fallopian tube and its crucial role in the ovum pick-up as well as transport. Accurate diagnosis of utero-tubal factors is now possible by the combined techniques of hysterosalpingography and laparoscopy. Where the endosalpinx is diseased or damaged and the cilia destroyed, the prognosis for pregnancy will invariably be poor and tubal surgery has little to offer. Where the problem is confined to the exosalpinx as in endometriosis, surgery to restore the normal anatomy of the tubes and ovaries has a high success rate. Reversal of sterilization is now possible and has a good prognosis for pregnancy. Uterine malformations may be the cause of recurrent abortion and treatment of these abnormalities greatly improves the prospects for successful pregnancy.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nAsherman, J. G. 1950. Traumatic intrauterine adhesions. J. Obstet. Gynaec. Brit. Emp. 57, 892.\nBellina, J. H. 1975. Lasers in Gynaecology. Obstet. Gynaec. Observer, 14 35.\nGomel, V 1977. Tubal reanastomosis by microsurgery. Fertility and Sterility, 28, 59.\nGreenblatt, R. B., Borenstein, R., Hernandez-Ayup, S. 1974. Experiences with Danazol (an antigonadotrophin) in the treatment of infertility. Am. J. Obstet. Gynec. 118, 783.\nKistner, R. W. 1959. The treatment of endometriosis by inducing pseudopregnancy with ovarian hormones. Fertility and Sterility 10, 539.\nSiegler, A. M. 1977. Surgical treatments for tuboperitoneal causes of infertility since 1967. Fertility and Sterility, 28, 1019.\nStrassman, P. 1907. Die operative vereinigung eines dobbelten uterus. Zentralbl Gynaekol. 43, 1322.\nWilliams, E. A. 1977. Aspects of fallopian tube surgery.In Recent Advances in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Eds. J. Stallworthy and G. Bourne. Churchill Livingstone Edinburgh, p. 219.\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nBonnar, J. Treatment of utero-tubal factors in female infertility. IJMS 148 (Suppl 1), 58–65 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02938182\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02938182","source_license":"public-domain-us","license_restricted":false}