INTRODUCTION Fallopian tube damage and subsequent infertility are common sequelae of upper genital tract infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. This fallopian tube damage is thought to be immune mediated. The 60 kilodalton chlamydial heat shock protein (hsp) may be the key antigen associated with this pathogenic response. Our objective was to study the relationship between antibody response to 6...

OBJECTIVES Aim of this study was to describe the proportion of contributory factors of female infertility in a population that sought fertility treatment. Furthermore, the clinical findings and underlying pathologies associated with ovulatory dysfunction were also sought. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out at the infertility clinic of the North Colombo Teaching Hospital. New clin...

PURPOSE To evaluate the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women undergoing assisted reproduction in a public reference service in the midwestern region of Brazil. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 340 women aged from 20 to 47 years with a history of infertility, undergoing assisted reproduction techniques. Infections with Chlamydia trachomatis and...

Extensive research has been undertaken to develop a simple method of non-surgical female sterilization. Zipper and associates identified quinacrine hydrochloride as a drug likely to produce tubal occlusion when placed into the uterus. Zipper's early work with a solution of quinacrine led to the development of quinacrine pellets, a delivery system that was designed to bring the quinacrine into p...

Objective: To describe the practice of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of infertility at the Yaoundé Gyneco-Obstetrics and Pediatric Hospital. Materials and Methods: This was an observational study with retrolective data collection. All patients who underwent laparoscopy for infertility with a complete file were recruited. Data were collected on a pre-established form and analyzed with Mi...

Background: Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is one of the imaging modality used in evaluating females presenting with complaints infertility. Infertility not just issue couples alone both extended family involved typical African environment, therefore it essential to identify possible causes and proffer solutions where possible.
 Aim: This study aimed at documenting indications findings among ...

BACKGROUND More than 70 million couples suffer from infertility worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the fertility outcomes after laparoscopic fimbrioplasty and neosalpingostomy in female infertility. METHODS Laparoscopic distal tuboplasty was carried out for 402 cases at the Gynecological Endoscopic Surgery and Human Reproductive Teaching Hospital in Yaoundé-Cameroon in Central A...