title: Menstrual disorders in genital tuberculosis.
abstract: Study included 120 cases of genital tuberculosis proved by histopathology. Analysis of their menstrual history showed that the common menstrual disorder was oligohypomenorrhoea found in 54.0% cases, menorrhagia in 19.0% cases, and postmenopausal bleeding in 1.6% cases. History of amenorrhoea was present in 14.3% cases. There were 8 cases of secondary amenorrhoea and one case was of primary amenorrhoea. The pelvic examination showed cervical involvement in 43.1% of cases. Tubo-ovarian mass was present in 19.8% cases. Genital tract tuberculosis is a disease of varied symptomatology. A high degree of suspicion and efficient investigation are important for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samal
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis