Nazia Hassan, Rabia Jamil, Fiza Ali Khan, Lubna Ali.
To Determine the Frequency of Endometriosis in Sub-Fertile Women Undergoing Laparoscopy.
Ann Abbasi Shaheed Hosp Karachi Med Dent Coll Jan ;26(3):153-7.

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the Frequency of Endometriosis in Sub-fertile women undergoing Laparoscopy. Methods: The cross-sectional study was performed in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department Civil Hospital Karachi, from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016. Subfertility is an important issue. This study examined the endometriosis as a cause of subfertility. Total 96 women with primary and secondary subfertility, irrespective of age and parity undergoing laparoscopy were selected in this study. Women with history of tuberculosis, acute pelvic inflammatory disease and history of previous pelvic surgery were excluded. Participants who were fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected from outpatient department. Detailed history was taken and previous record reviewed. Informed consent was obtained. General physical examination, per abdominal and per vaginal examinations were per-formed by researcher. Prior to admission baseline investigations were done. For laparoscopy, patient was admitted a day before surgery. Laparoscopy was performed and intra operative findings were re-corded in a self-designed questionnaire. The calculated data was analyzed by using SPSS version16.Results: Total 96 women with primary and secondary subfertility were selected in this study. Most of the women were below 30 years of age. The average age of the women was 27.44 ± 3.69 years similarly duration of marriage was 6.26 ± 3.06 years. Primary subfertility was observed in 67(69.79%)women and 29(30.21%) were with secondary subfertility. Frequency of endometriosis in sub-fertile women undergoing laparoscopy was found in 32(33.33%) women. Conclusion: Our study concluded that endometriosis with infertility is not an uncommon disease in women. We found a reasonable frequency of endometriosis in sub-fertile women undergoing laparoscopy.

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