Pelvic schistosomiasis and infertility.
The use of laparoscopy allowed us to diagnose asymptomatic pelvic schistosomiasis in 13 infertile women. The lesion was associated with dense pelvic adhesions in all cases, a defective luteal phase in 23.1% of the women and anovulation in 15.4%. Atraumatic adnexolysis, antibilharzial treatment and correction of ovulatory defects were followed by intrauterine pregnancy in 46% of the patients.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D010388:Pelvis; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology