Thomas Obinchemti Egbe

Background: Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition worldwide but remains poorly documented in sub-Saharan Africa, largely due to limited access to diagnostic laparoscopy. Understanding its prevalence and associated factors is ess…

AIM: We determined the prevalence and factors associated with couple infertility in three hospitals in Douala, Cameroon. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study from December 18th 2015 to March 18th 2016 in three public hospitals in …

BACKGROUND: Infertility is the inability to sustain a pregnancy in a woman with regular (2-3 times per week) unprotected sexual intercourse for a period of 1 year. This is a major public health problem that remains under-recognised in Camer…

The Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome is the congenital absence or underdevelopment of the uterus and vagina even though the external genitalia, ovaries and ovarian function are normal. This condition is uncommon in Cameroon. A 23-yea…

Imperforate hymen results from failure of the endoderm of the urogenital sinus to completely canalize and has an incidence of 0.01% to 0.05%. This sometimes presents as a pelvic mass that compresses the bladder causing acute urinary retenti…

BACKGROUND: Pyosalpinges (a complication of pelvic inflammatory disease) is infection of the fallopian tubes and the morbidity associated with it has major health implications. We are reporting a case of pyosalpinges diagnosed after hystero…