title: Hysterosalpingographic findings in women with genital tuberculosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Genital tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of infertility in the developing countries, where hysterosalpingography (HSG) remains an initial diagnostic procedure in the evaluation of tubal and peritoneal factors leading to infertility.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine the HSG findings of genital TB in infertile women.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively reviewed HSG findings in 20 women with genital tuberculosis. HSG was performed in these women as part of infertility work up over 5 years. The other diagnostic procedures used included endometrial curettage and biopsy, histological examination, culture, laparoscopy, hysteroscopy and polymerase chain reaction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the participants was 30.5±8 years. All women had clinical history of infertility for at least 4 years. Women presented with pelvic abdominal pain (30-35%) and menstrual disturbances (20-25%). Reviewing 20 cases of female genital TB were encountered various presentations on HSG.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HSG is an invaluable procedure in suggesting the diagnosis of genital TB in patients being investigated for infertility.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. ; Department of Radiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Donya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farrokh
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Parvaneh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Layegh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Monavvar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afzalaghaee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohaddeseh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Yalda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fallah Rastegar
keywords: Fallopian tube diseases; Female genital; Hysterosalpingography; Infertility; Salpingitis; Tuberculosis