Fertility in Pelvic Tuberculosis

Female Genital Tuberculosis

“…Both ovaries were also removed in 23 cases but, in 19, one ovary or a portion of an ovary was conserved. Although it was recognized that an apparently healthy ovary may have contained PREGNANCIES AFTER TREATMENT OF PELVIC TUBERCULOSIS Although there is an ever-increasing number of reports of viable pregnancies following the treatment of pelvic tuberculosis (Ryden, 1958;Earn, 1958;Sutherland, 1960;Sharman, 1961;Snaith and Barns, 1962;Stallworthy, 1963) the results of this series of cases from the standpoint of childbearing were not encouraging.…”

“…Despite the fact that acute abdominal pain is not a common symptom many women suffering from genital tuberculosis give a history of having had appendicectomy performed for chronic discomfort in the right iliac fossa (Snaith, 1958;Aburel et al, 1961). Laparotomy for "appendicitis" had been carried out on 28 women (20 per cent) in this series and in all cases the appendix was found to be normal.…”

Ectopic Pregnancy

“…Thus Wood and Elgneta (1958) reported 6 tubal pregnancies following treatment of 50 cases, Halbrecht (1957) 22 pregnancies after treatment of 100 cases, 16 of which were ectopic (72 per cent). Mills (1958) reported six cases in a series of 29 patients treated for pelvic tuberculosis, an incidence of 20.6 per cent, and more recently Snaith and Barns (1962) reported six tubal pregnancies among 18 pregnancies treated for pelvic tuberculosis, an incidence of 33 per cent.…”

Ectopic Pregnancy: An Analysis of One Hundred Consecutive Cases

“…Mills (1958) reported 29 patients with pelvic tuberculosis treated by chemotherapy in whom six tubal pregnancies developed, an incidence of 20.6 per cent. More recently, Snaith and Barns (1962) reported 6 ectopic pregnancies among 18 pregnancies, an incidence of 33 per cent.…”