FREQUENCY OF ENDOMETRIOSIS IN FEMALES WITH INFERTILITY UNDERGOING DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY

Shahida Hashim Marwat, Dr Humeera Naz, Dr Bakth Ranra, Dr Humairah Shafi, Dr Parveen Shafi, Dr Zul-E- Huma, Dr Aneesa Sadiq
In: Journal of Population Therapeutics & Clinical Pharmacology · 2024 · pp. 312–316 · doi:10.53555/jptcp.v31i3.4849 · W4392894115
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This retrospective study found that 22% of infertile women undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy were diagnosed with endometriosis, with no significant association to age, infertility type, or duration.

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This retrospective study evaluated the frequency of endometriosis detected during diagnostic laparoscopy among 150 females with infertility treated at Gajju Khan Medical College MTI (Jan–Dec 2023), using medical record data and collecting representative tissue samples for histopathology confirmation. Endometriosis was diagnosed in 33 women (22.0%), and the authors reported no significant association between endometriosis and age, type of infertility (primary vs secondary), or duration of infertility. A stated limitation is that the analysis relied on retrospective medical records and a single-center cohort limited to those who underwent laparoscopy, which may constrain generalizability. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it determines how often endometriosis is found on laparoscopy in infertile women.

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Objectives:To determine the frequency of endometriosis on laparoscopy in females with infertility. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at Gynae Department, Gajju Khan Medical College MTI, Shamansoor Swabi in the duration from January, 2023 to December, 2023. Medical records of 150 females meeting the inclusion criteria underwent diagnostic laparoscopy and were included in the analysis. During diagnostic laparoscopy, representative samples were collected and sent to the hospital's histopathology department for evaluation to confirm the presence of endometriosis. A predesign questionere were used to collect data. For statistical analysis we used SPSS Version 25. Results: In the enrolled patients, the mean age was 30.38±6.36 years, with a mean duration of marriage of 8.30±5.15 years and a mean duration of infertility of 1.98±1.38 years. Among them, 33 patients (22.0%) were diagnosed with endometriosis. Additionally, 102 women (68.0%) experienced primary infertility, while 48 women (32.0%) had secondary infertility. There was no significant statistical association found between endometriosis and age, type of infertility, or duration of infertility in our study. Conclusion: Our study concludes that endometriosis is linked to infertility in women. Despite the invasiveness of laparoscopy, proper training can mitigate associated complications, offering benefits to patients and enhancing our comprehension of the disease's pathology.

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