The prospective study of laparoscopic finding in infertility cases

Shruti, Sangeeta Sen
In: International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2019 · vol. 8(6) , pp. 2440 · doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20192446 · W2947422828
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This prospective study evaluated 100 infertility cases using laparoscopy, revealing polycystic ovaries in 42%, tubal pathology in 33%, and uterine findings in 11%, with 20% conceiving during the study period.

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This prospective study evaluated laparoscopic findings in 100 randomly selected women with primary or secondary infertility treated at a single center in India over one year (January–December 2017). Laparoscopy identified polycystic ovaries in 42% of cases, tubal pathology in 33% (including tubal blocks on chromopertubation: cornual block in 19 cases and ampullary block in 3), uterine findings in 11%, and adhesions/obliteration in a smaller subset. During the study period, 20 women conceived, and seven had post-laparoscopic complications (shoulder pain and abdominal pain), with the paper not detailing any limitations such as lack of a comparison group. This paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via keyword match in the upstream search index.

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Abstract

Background: Infertility is a global reproductive health issue that affects many individuals and family. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the laparoscopic finding in infertility cases.Methods: Present study is a prospective study on laparoscopic evaluation of female infertility at Panna Dhai Mahila Chikitsalaya, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. This study was done for the duration of one year from January 2017 to December 2017. Present study included total 100 cases randomly selected attending OBG OPD with both primary and secondary infertility.Results: Out of 100 cases infertile women 62 cases (62%) were of primary infertility and 38 cases (38%) were of secondary infertility. The mean duration of infertility was 3.7 years. Laparoscopic finding were as follow 42% had polycystic ovaries, 33% women had tubal pathology diagnosed on laparoscopy in which 22 women had tubal blocks diagnosed on chromopertubation and among them 19 had cornual block and 3 had ampullary block ,11% uterine finding and 7 women had adhesions in the pouch of douglas and one women had obliterated. About 20 women (20%) conceived during the period of study. Seven women had post laparoscopic complication two women complained of shoulder pain and another four of abdominal pain post operatively.Conclusions: Laparoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosing tubal factors, peritoneal factors, endometriosis and adhesions, because no other imaging technique provides the same degree of sensitivity and specificity and it should be considered in infertility workup for early treatment decision.
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Background

Infertility is a global reproductive health issue that affects many individuals and family. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the laparoscopic finding in infertility cases.

Methods

Present study is a prospective study on laparoscopic evaluation of female infertility at Panna Dhai Mahila Chikitsalaya, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. This study was done for the duration of one year from January 2017 to December 2017. Present study included total 100 cases randomly selected attending OBG OPD with both primary and secondary infertility.

Results

Out of 100 cases infertile women 62 cases (62%) were of primary infertility and 38 cases (38%) were of secondary infertility. The mean duration of infertility was 3.7 years. Laparoscopic finding were as follow 42% had polycystic ovaries, 33% women had tubal pathology diagnosed on laparoscopy in which 22 women had tubal blocks diagnosed on chromopertubation and among them 19 had cornual block and 3 had ampullary block ,11% uterine finding and 7 women had adhesions in the pouch of douglas and one women had obliterated. About 20 women (20%) conceived during the period of study. Seven women had post laparoscopic complication two women complained of shoulder pain and another four of abdominal pain post operatively.

Conclusions

Laparoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosing tubal factors, peritoneal factors, endometriosis and adhesions, because no other imaging technique provides the same degree of sensitivity and specificity and it should be considered in infertility workup for early treatment decision.Metrics

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