Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of Chlamydia serology as a screening test for tubal infertility and to compare the results with hysterosalpingography (HSG) and laparoscopic findings. MaterialsAndMethods This was a cross-sectional study undertaken on 110 infertile women treated in the IVF Ward, at Emam Khomeini Hospital, Sari, Iran who underwent laparoscopy and H...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopy has been claimed to be superior to hysterosalpingography (HSG) in predicting fertility. Whether this conclusion is applicable to a general subfertile population can be questioned as data in support of this claim were collected in third line centres. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic capacity of HSG and laparoscopy in a general subfertile population. MET...

Peterson HB, Lube11 I, DeStefano F, Ory HW (Family Planning Evaluation Division, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia. and the Association for Voluntary Sterilization, Inc., New York, NY, USA). The safety and efficacy of tubal sterilization. An international overview. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 21: 139-144, 1983 This article presents a synthesis of some of the major.puMished studies on the ...

STUDY DESIGN: Using decision analysis techniques, we compared cost-effectiveness of tubal reanastomosis by tubal type vs tubal surgery or in vitro fertilization (IVF) for 3 separate age groups of women: <35 years of age, 35 to 40 years of age and >40 years of age. Tubal techniques was divided into type A, those with more favorable prognosis because of the likelihood of having a more significant...

Objective-To determine the effect on tubal closure of intrauterine quinacrine by dose and time from administration. Design and Participants-Subjects included 33 women of reproductive age who were awaiting hysterectomy for nonmalignant conditions at a Bombay, India medical college. Ten women received 252 mg quinacrine as pellets using a modified Copper-T IUD inserter followed by hysterectomy wit...