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Pelvic schistosomiasis and infertility
Author(s) -
ElMahgoub S.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(82)90072-8
Subject(s) - medicine , schistosomiasis , infertility , gynecology , obstetrics , pregnancy , helminths , immunology , biology , genetics
The use of laparoscopy allowed us to diagnose asymptomatic pelvic schistosomiasis in 13 infertile women. The lesion was associated with dense pelvic adhesions in all cases, a defective luteal phase in 23.1% of the women and anovulation in 15.4%. Atraumatic adnexolysis, antibilharzial treatment and correction of ovulatory defects were followed by intrauterine pregnancy in 46% of the patients.