Fertility after oophorectomy due to torsion.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the prevalence of infertility in patients who underwent salpingo-oophorectomy due to adnexal torsion (AT).


METHODS
All adult women admitted to the Teaching Institution of the University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia who underwent surgery due to AT between January 2001 and 2010 were included. Complete data was collected from the time of admission to the follow up. The data was entered into the database and analyzed.


RESULTS
The data of 26 patients was available for analysis. The mean age (±standard deviation) at presentation was 22.19±4.4 years, and average age at follow up was 34.81±5.75 years. The average delay in presentation was 37.76±47 hours, and the surgery was performed at 45.07±48.57 hours. The right side was involved in 13 (53.8%) of the cases. Fourteen (53.9%) women presented with infertility. Eleven (78.57%) were treated for infertility, and 5 (45.5%) conceived. Patients who were younger at the time of torsion fared better with regard to pregnancy (p<0.03, 95% confidence interval:-6.85; <0.58).


CONCLUSIONS
Patients who undergo salpingo-oophorectomy for AT have an increased risk of infertility and should be warned of this impending complication.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Dammam and King Fahd Hospital of the University, AlKhobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fax.+966 (13) 8820887. E-mail. drhturki@hotmail.com.
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D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D010052:Ovariectomy; D055815:Young Adult