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Latent Female Genital Tuberculosis Causes Tubal Defect Leading to Infertility

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  • Siddhartha Chatterjee

    (Director, Calcutta Fertility Mission, India)

  • Bishista Bagchi

    (Clinical Associate, Calcutta Fertility Mission, India)

  • Arpan Chatterjee

    (Specialist Consultant, ESI Hospital Kolkata, India)

  • Abira Datta

    (Molecular Biologist and biochemist, Calcutta Fertility Mission, India)

Abstract

Latent genital tuberculosis (LGTB) is commonly asymptomatic, and it is usually diagnosed during infertility investigations. Despite of recent advances in imaging tools, such as computerized tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasonography, hysterosalpingography (HSG) is still considered as the standard screening test for evaluation of tubal factor infertility and a valuable tool for diagnosis of latent female genital tuberculosis. Various appearances on HSG from non-specific changes to specific findings have been detected in women with female genital tuberculosis (FGTB). The main objective of the present study was to establish the role of LGTB in causing minor tubal defects leading to tubal factor infertility in 423 infertile women from January 2016- December 2018 at our institute. These patients had undergone DNA-PCR test (polymerase chain reaction) for screening of LGTB, HSG in between Day 6 – Day 12 of cycle and then had had subsequent treatment with anti-tubercular drugs (ATD) with or without laparoscopy. The Clinical pregnancy rate, miscarriage rate and live birth rate after treatment were analyzed and were found to be statistically significant when compared among groups of women who were treated with ATD; treated with ATD and laparoscopy and those who were treated with laparoscopy alone (PCR negative) .

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  • Siddhartha Chatterjee & Bishista Bagchi & Arpan Chatterjee & Abira Datta, 2020. "Latent Female Genital Tuberculosis Causes Tubal Defect Leading to Infertility," Global Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 7(4), pages 79-822:7, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjorm:v:7:y:2020:i:4:p:79-82
    DOI: 10.19080/GJORM.2020.07.555718
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