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Incidental tuberculous endometritis in premenstrual curettings from infertile women in Eastern Nigeria
Author(s) -
Gini P.C.,
Ikerionwu S.E.
Publication year - 1990
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(90)90711-s
Subject(s) - medicine , endometritis , gynecology , obstetrics , pregnancy , biology , genetics
A total of 4700 specimens of premenstrual endometrial curettings from infertile women were reviewed at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. Ten cases of tuberculous endometritis were found, giving a prevalence of 0.2%. The significance of this low prevalence is discussed. It is suggested that more deliberate efforts should be made to search for genital tuberulosis in infertile women in developing countries.