Original Article AIMS: To have a comprehensive look at the pelvic organs to know their size, shape, structure, relationship with one another or any pathology of pelvic organs. To assess their role in causing infertility. To assess whether the pathology requires medical or surgical treatment i.e. to formulate the further line of management. METHODS:All infertile patients (primary and secondary) ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the pathological patterns of fallopian tubes and uterus on hysterosalpingogrphy (HSG) examination in cases of infertility. METHODS Two years retrospective charts review of patients referred to our centre for HSG evaluation of infertility, from July 2008 to July 2010. RESULTS Four thousand one hundred eight hysterosalpingograms were carried out at our centre during the...

INTRODUCTION Chlamydia antibody testing (CAT) in serum has been introduced as a screening method in the infertility workup. We evaluated the test characteristics of two ELISA tests compared to micro-immunofluorescence tests (MIFs). MIFs are considered the gold standard in the C. trachomatis IgG antibodies detection. We also compared the accuracy of all CAT tests in predicting tubal subfertility...

Objective: To determine the pattern of hysterosalpingography (HSG) findings among women presenting with infertility. Methods: From June 2021 to March 2022, this study included 100 who visited Nishtar hospital's infertility clinic. All these patients underwent HSG evaluation. The examination was planned take place between seventh and twelfth day patient's menstrual cycle, before patient had any ...

Reproductive surgery could be divided into surgery as a primary treatment for infertility, surgery to enhance in-vitro fertilization outcome, and surgery for fertility preservation. Tubal disease accounts for 25%–35% of female factor infertility. A successful tubal repair gives the patient the possibility of conceiving more than once without further treatment. It also gives the couple the psych...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to assess the accuracy of hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (HyCoSy) in establishing tubal patency or blockage and evaluating the uterine cavity by comparing it with hysteroscopy laparoscopy (HLC) or hysterosalpingography (HSG). STUDY DESIGN This study was a chart review evaluating infertility patients and patients who had undergone hysteroscopic ste...

OBJECTIVE To find out different causes of female infertility with diagnostic laparoscopy and their comparative frequency in primary and secondary infertility. STUDY DESIGN A case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Liaquat University Hospital (LUH), Hyderabad, rom January 2006 to December 2007. METHODOLOGY All infertile women underwent diagnostic l...

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 The purpose of the study was to determine the incidence of survivin gene expression in human granulosa cells during ovarian stimulation in Greek women with normal FSH levels, undergoing IVF or ICSI and to discover any correlation between levels of gene expression and clinical parameters, efficacy of ovulation or outcomes of assisted reproduction. METHODS Twenty nine women underwent...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether peritoneal fluid from women with endometriosis contributes to infertility by impairing sperm motion and functional characteristics. METHODS Women with endometriosis (n = 20) underwent laparoscopy for infertility or pelvic pain. Patients undergoing tubal ligation served as controls (n = 14). Peritoneal fluid was aspirated from women with endometriosis, or from wo...