Hormonal contraceptive pills containing 750 microgram levonorgestrel are the most commonly used postcoital contraceptive method because of their high efficacy and fewer side effects. Emergency contraceptive pills containing levonorgestrel present their effects by several mechanisms, including delayed tubal transport of the ovum. A delay of tubal transportation of an ovum is also one of the poss...

Currently, about 17% couples in industrialised countries seek medical advice for infertility (Cahill 2002). The definition of infertility is usually the failure to conceive after 1 year of unprotected intercourse (European Society 1996). Infertility can be primary, in women who have never conceived, or secondary, in women who have previously conceived. In the UK, about 10–20% of infertility cas...

Currently, about 17% couples in industrialised countries seek medical advice for infertility (Cahill 2002). The definition of infertility is usually the failure to conceive after 1 year of unprotected intercourse (European Society 1996). Infertility can be primary, in women who have never conceived, or secondary, in women who have previously conceived. In the UK, about 10–20% of infertility cas...

Chlamydia trachomatis infection is a major and increasing public health problem worldwide and is currently the main cause of sexually-transmitted infections (STI). The incidence of this infection is highest in young women and is especially important in this population group due to the potential consequences in the female reproductive tract, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, tubal damage, and...

Tubal infertility and reproductive damage, preeclampsia and preterm births may potentially occur in many of the 50 million women who are annually infected with Chlamydia trachoma‐ tis [reviewed in 1; 24]. C.trachomatis infections of the genital tract are also reported to increase the risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1) susceptibility and viral shedding in the genital tract either...

Objective Tubal sterilization is a widespread method of contraception. Post-sterilization regret is encountered, despite careful consideration prior to the procedure. Two treatment options are available for women after having had tubal sterilization: microsurgical reversal and IVF treatment. Recent improvements in laparoscopy have allowed tubal reanastomosis to be performed. This study aimed to...

Background. The incidence of tubal ectopic gestation caused by schistosomiasis induced tubal pathology is undocumented in this environment, which may be due to rarity of this pathology. Bilateral tubal gestation is common in patients that have undergone in vitro fertilization. We report a hitherto undocumented case of spontaneous bilateral ectopic gestation following tubal schistosomiasis. Case...

Attempts to utilize pharmacologically active agents to close the fallopian tubes date back at least to 1849 when Froriep reported passing a cannula transcervically to the uterine tubal ostia and cauterizing the tubal lumen with a nitric acid-coated probe.14 Salgado reported in 194 1 that Brazilian midwives lavaged the uterine cavity with a mixture of tincture of iodine and carbolic acid as a co...

This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of menstrual dysfunction and hysterectomy rates up to 10 years after tubal ligation in women in Counties Manukau District Health Board. 213 women who underwent tubal ligation in year 2004 were followed up over 10 years in a retrospective observational study looking at the prevalence of menstrual dysfunction in these women after tubal ligation. Their cl...

BACKGROUND Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality amongst women of reproductive age. Tubal EP is well described in industrialised countries, but less is known about its impact in low-resource countries, in particular in the South Pacific Region. METHODS We undertook a retrospective review of women with tubal EP treated at a provincial referral hospital in coas...