Title: Genital tuberculosis.

POPLINE Document Number: 018199

Author(s):

Durgamba KK
Swamy SR
Rao CM

Source citation:

Indian Journal of Chest Diseases, 1972 Jan;14(1):32-7.

Abstract:

Uterine specimens removed from 154 women who attended an infertiltiy clinic in 1967-70 were examined histopathologically. The majority of the women were in the 20-40 year age group. The presenting symptoms included infertiltiy in 56 cases, dysfunctional uterine hemorrhage in 30, and amenorrhea in 27. Postcoital bleeding was reported in only 8 cases; however, this is important since it represents cases of cervical tuberculosis that are often mistaken for carcinoma of the cervix. The endometrium was the site of the lesion in 120 cases. The fallopian tubes were found to be involved in only 11 cases, but this is considered an inaccurate figure because laparotomy was not used. In 1 case, tubercular infection was found in tubes removed due to ectopic pregnancy. The endometrium was in a proliferative phase in 86.6% of cases, secretory in 1.63%, and atrophic in 4.91%. Caseation was present in 6.5%. Genital tuberculosis was found in 6.48% of women with primary infertility and 6.52% with secondary infertility. 5% of the women had a healed pulmonary infection, 5% had abdominal tuberculosis, and 3.27% had adenitis. Treatment was most effective in women with menstrual disorders. Amenorrhea could not be cured in cases where the endometrium was completely destroyed.

Keywords:

Clinical Research
Tuberculosis, Female Genital
Tuberculosis
Bacterial and Fungal Diseases
Infertility
Research Methodology
Infections
Diseases
Reproduction