Open AccessINFERTILE FEMALE
Author(s) -
Waseem Talib,
Maimoona Hafeez,
M. Arfan Ikram,
Muhammad Saeed
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2007.14.04.4805
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopy , infertility , cauterization , female infertility , gynecology , salpingostomy , obstetrics , general surgery , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Objective: To highlight the role of laparoscopy in the diagnosis andmanagement of problems related to infertility. Design: Retrospective, descriptive study. Place & Duration: Departmentof Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore between 1stJanuary 2003 to December 2003. Patients & Methods: Forty three women were selected for laparoscopy, 25 havingprimary infertility and 18 having secondary infertility. Results: Laparoscopy diagnosed significant number of previouslyundiagnosed (unexplained) cases. In laparoscopy multiple procedures like laparoscopic ovarian diathermy,adhesiolysis, cauterization of endometriotic spots, and removal of endometriomas, salpingostomy and cauterizationof fibroids can be performed in women with primary as well as secondary infertility while having minimal complications,short hospital stay and no mortality. Conclusion: Laparoscopy is a valuable diagnostic tool for female infertility.Laparoscopy is less invasive and more convenient.