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Female Infertility

Genital Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the female genital tract causes severe tubal occlusion and endometrial scarring — a significant cause of infertility in India.

Overview

Overview

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the female genital tract causes severe tubal occlusion and endometrial scarring — a significant cause of infertility in India.

Symptoms

Tubal factor infertility
Menstrual irregularity
Chronic pelvic pain
Recurrent miscarriage
Pipe-stem tubes on HSG

Causes

1
Blood-borne spread from pulmonary TB
2
Often no active lung TB at presentation

How It's Diagnosed

HSG (characteristic pipe-stem tubes, beaded tubes)
Endometrial biopsy for AFB culture and PCR
Chest X-ray
Mantoux / IGRA test

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