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.
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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
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Blood-borne spread from pulmonary TB2
Often no active lung TB at presentationHow 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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