Laparoscopic appraisal of infertility and pelvic pain in Pakistani women: a 5 years audit.

R Hamid, Romana Hamid, Khalid S. Khan, K S Khan, T Mubeen, Tariq Mubeen, J A Razzak, Junaid Razzak
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association · 1994 · vol. 44(2) , pp. 40–2 · PMID:8040992 · W2417444746
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Abstract

Five hundred and nine Laparoscopic examinations performed between 1987-91, (147 procedures for evaluation of gynaecologic pelvic pain and 313 for infertility) revealed ectopic pregnancy (27%), twisted ovarian cyst (18%) and acute pelvic inflammatory disease (14%) in cases of acute gynaecologic pain, and endometriosis (17%) and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (16%) in chronic pelvic pain. Adhesions (20%), tubal block (15%), endometriosis (9%) and polycystic ovary (7%) were common findings in cases of infertility. These data support the usefulness of this minimally invasive procedure in accurate diagnosis of gynaecological disorders and provides insight into the spectra of diseases seen in Pakistani women with pelvic pain and infertility.

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chronic_pelvic_painendometriosisinfertility

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Infertility, Female Laparoscopy Pelvic Pain Pelvic Pain Practice Patterns, Physicians' Acute Disease Adolescent Adult Chronic Disease Female Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Laparoscopy Laparoscopy Medical Audit Middle Aged Pakistan Practice Patterns, Physicians'

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