title: Short course chemotherapy for endometrial tuberculosis in infertile women.
abstract: A daily regimen of rifampicin (450 mg) and isoniazid (300 mg) was tried for 9 months in 14 women with histologically diagnosed endometrial tuberculosis (TB). Follow-up endometrial biopsies were negative for tubercular disease in all patients. Three (21.4%) of the 14 women conceived between 3 and 12 months after starting treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: U N
authors.initials: UN
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Dhall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin