title: Clinical history is the essence of medicine.
abstract: Taking a history is useful in the evaluation of women with tubal factor infertility. A clinical history also predicts those women who will benefit from surgical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. pmccomb@interchange.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: McComb
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology