title: The tortuous tube: pregnancy rate following laparoscopy and hydrotubation.
abstract: 256 infertile women whose ovulatory and related male fertility factors were normal were investigated by diagnostic laparoscopy and dye hydrotubation. The tubes were objectively classed into 4 groups--normal, patent with macroscopic tubal adhesions, patent with one tortuosity, and patent with multiple tortuosities. The latter group had a highly significant response to the above procedures and 66% were pregnant within 1 year and 81% within 2 years. No significant effect was found in the other 3 groups. This multiple tortuosity group represents the type of tube that significantly responds to treatment inherent in all tubal patency tests. Its pathogenesis and management are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D005186:Fallopian Tube Patency Tests; D005187:Fallopian Tubes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007440:Intubation; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies