Background: Tubal ligation is one of the most common contraceptive methods in the world. Some researchers believe that tubal ligation has complications. It is assumed oxidative stress can produce these complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate oxidative stress and ovarian function after tubal ligation. Materials and Methods: In this study, female rats (weighting 200-250 g) were divid...

Chlamydia trachomatis and smoking are major risk factors for tubal ectopic pregnancy (EP), but the underlying mechanisms of these associations are not completely understood. Fallopian tube (FT) from women with EP exhibit altered expression of prokineticin receptors 1 and 2 (PROKR1 and PROKR2); smoking increases FT PROKR1, resulting in a microenvironment predisposed to EP. We hypothesize that C....

We report a case of a woman presenting in a state of shock with classic symptoms of ruptured ectopic pregnancy. She had a history of tubal ligation done three years back. Exploratory laparotomy was done, and a diagnosis of ruptured ectopic ovarian pregnancy was made.

objective: despite development of new contraceptive methods, sterilization remained the most widely used method. our objective was to determine the factors contributing to decision making for tubal ligation in females. materials and methods: a cross sectional study was conducted in jinnah post graduate medical centre (jpmc) between march - november 2008. about 505 females using contraceptive me...

BACKGROUND The incidence of failed abdominal bilateral tubal ligation (BTL) is quite low. Most often the pregnancy following BTL is ectopic in location. The association of concurrent acute appendicitis with ectopic pregnancy is also very rare. From 1960 till 2008 only 23 such cases of ectopic pregnancy with appendicitis managed by open surgery have been reported in the medical literature. CAS...

Women with tubal ectopic pregnancies have high levels of circulating interleukin 6 (IL-6). IL-6 treatment in vitro significantly reduces the ciliary activity of tubal epithelium. The effects of IL-6 on target cells occur via the formation of a high-affinity complex with its receptors IL-6Rα and glycoprotein 130 (Gp130). IL-6Rα is specifically expressed in the cilia of the epithelial cells. In t...

Ruptured ectopic pregnancy is an emergency surgery in which mostly the patient is in severe shock preoperatively. The outcome is excellent in these patients inspite of poor hemodynamics as the vitals pick up dramatically on ligation of the fallopian tube during salpingooopherctomy. In this case report we present a rare case of bilateral ectopic pregnancy which was diagnosed on the table due to ...

BACKGROUND: Tubal sterilization is the method of family planning most commonly used. The existence of the post-tubal-ligation syndrome of menstrual abnormalities has been the subject of debate for decades. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, 112 women with the history of Pomeroy type of tubal ligation achieved by minilaparatomy as the case group and 288 women with no previous tubal ligation as...