OBJECTIVES This study was performed to evaluate the rate of diagnosed female genital tuberculosis and its presentational symptoms and methods of diagnosis. METHODS A total of 3088 cases of tuberculosis (TB) who had been registered and treated in the Health Center of Fars Province from 1989 to 1999 were retrospectively studied. From this group, 46 women were diagnosed as having genital TB. The...

In contrast to the high incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in underdeveloped or developing countries, genital tuberculosis is rarely observed. Genital tuberculosis (GT) is a major pelvic factor causing infertility. The role of GT in female infertility should not be forgotten, especially in women under 40 years of age. GT should be treated before treating infertility. Nevertheless, in spite of ...

Female genital tuberculosis is an uncommon cause of infertility in our environment and is hardly looked for as part of routine assessment of infertility. With a resurging incidence of Tuberculosis in the face of the HIV pandemic, it is important to always have genital tuberculosis in mind especially when no other cause is found for the infertility. We report a case of a patient with 15 years in...

Introduction: Genital tuberculosis is a common occurrence in developing countries such as India where pulmonary tuberculosis is widespread. case series: We hereby discuss two interesting case reports. First case was a 34-year-old female who presented with bilateral ovarian mass with high level of serum cA-125. second case was a 25-year-old female who presented with complaint of infertility, hug...

a 25-year-old female presented to the infertility opd with complaints of secondary infertility and pain lower abdomen with watery discharge for the past five days. she had history of undergoing hysterosalpingography in a private hospital ten days back. the interventions included drainage of pyometra, endometrial biopsy for routine and afb smear/ culture,  confirmation of diagnosis by m rna-base...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) is an increasing public health concern worldwide. On a global scale it has a devastating impact in developing nations. Genital TB, an extrapulmonary form, is not uncommon particularly in areas where pulmonary TB is prevalent. Genital TB may be asymptomatic or may even masquerade as other gynaecological conditions; hence, diagnosis requires a high degree of suspicion...