title: [Obstetrical prognosis following ligation of hypogastric arteries].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ligation of hypogastric arteries is a conservative surgical treatment in cases of postpartum hemorrhage.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study the fertility and pregnancies outcome in women who required hypogastric artery ligation for severe post-partum haemorrhage in our hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  The fertility and pregnancy outcome parameters were retrieved from medical files and telephone interviews
  
  
  RESULTS
  34 patients required hypogastric ligation on this period. 39 pregnancies were observed with 30 term deliveries, 1 ectopic pregnancies and 8 miscarriages. Two patients had infertility and pregnancy was obtained in less than 10 months most once desired.Pregnancy outcome was normal. 73,3% of deliveries were by caesarean.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hypogastric artery ligation for post-partum haemorrhage is not responsible for secondary infertility. Following pregnancies do not suffer complications from the ligation.
authors.affiliation: Universite de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mathlouthi
authors.forename: Belhassen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ben Ayed
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhouib
authors.forename: Kaies
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chaabene
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trabelsi
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayadia
authors.forename: Kamel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kolsi
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amouri
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guermazi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply