Aims:
To evaluate the role of laparohysteroscopy in female infertility andto study the effect of therapeutic procedures in achieving fertility.
Settings and Design:
Patients with female infertility presenting to outpatient Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology were evaluated over a period of 18 months.
Materials and Methods:
Fifty consenting subjects excluding male factor infertility with normal hormonal profile and no contraindication to laparoscopy were subject to diagnostic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy.
Statistical Analysis Used:
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%.
Keywords: Diagnostic cum therapeutic tool, infertility, laprohysteroscopy
Suman Puri, Dinesh Jain, Sandeep Puri, Sandeep Kaushal, and Satjeet Kaur Deol
International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research. 2015 Jan-Apr; 5(1): 46−48.
