title: Laparohysteroscopy in female infertility: A diagnostic cum therapeutic tool in Indian setting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the role of laparohysteroscopy in female infertility andto study the effect of therapeutic procedures in achieving fertility.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with female infertility presenting to outpatient Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology were evaluated over a period of 18 months.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty consenting subjects excluding male factor infertility with normal hormonal profile and no contraindication to laparoscopy were subject to diagnostic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy.
  
  
  METHODS
  T-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We studied 50 patients comprising of 24 (48%) cases of primary infertility and 26 (52%) patients of secondary infertility. The average age of active married life for 50 patients was between 8 and 9 years. In our study, the most commonly found pathologies were PCOD, endometroisis and tubal blockage. 11 (28.2) patients conceived after laparohysteroscopy followed by artificial reproductive techniques.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrates the benefit of laparohysteroscopy for diagnosis and as a therapeutic tool in patients with primary and secondary infertility. We were able to achieve a higher conception rate of 28.2%.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors: Suman
authors: S
authors: Puri
authors: Department of Medicine, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors: Dinesh
authors: D
authors: Jain
authors: Department of Medicine, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors: Sandeep
authors: S
authors: Puri
authors: Department of Pharmacology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors: Sandeep
authors: S
authors: Kaushal
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors: Satjeet Kaur
authors: SK
authors: Deol
keywords: Diagnostic cum therapeutic tool; infertility; laprohysteroscopy