Prevalencia de alterações cervico-uterinas em mulheres inferteis diagnosticadas pela histeroscopia

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2004

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The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of cervical- uterine pathologies diagnosed by hysteroscopy in infertile women and the associated factors. It was a proscpective and cross sectional study with 100 infertile women at the Infertility Clinic of the State University of Campinas, carried out during Janurary of 2002 throught Oecember of 2003. The patients were .submitted to diagnostic hysteroscopy using a 2.7 or 4.0 mm hysteroscope followed by endometrial biopsy. Ali patients gave their written informed consent. The associated factors studied were: age, reproductive history, previous pelvic surgery, menstrual cycle characteristics and infertility etiology. Statistical analysis was performed by Fisher s exact test, Prevalence ratio test and logistic regression. In 30% of patients, hysteroscopy showed an important cervical or intrauterine abnormality. Uterine cavity pathologies were: uterine malformations (9%), submucous leiomyomas of the uterus (6%), polyps (6%); small uterine cavity size (2%); and enlarged uterine cavity (1%). Endometrial biopsy was dane in 89% of patients and diagnosed normal endometrium in 90% and 10% of endometrial abnormalities- (endometritis, complex hyperplasia, polyps, leiomyoma). The only factor associated with intrauterine pathology was a previous diagnosis of subserous or intramural leiomyoma of the uterus. The prevalence of intrauterine abnormalities in infertile women was high (one-third of infertile women), suggesting that hysteroscopic investigation is an important procedure to diagnose intrauterine pathology and because these abnormalities could be treated to enhance the fertility rate. Endometrial biopsy should be indicated as a complementary exam afiar hysteroscopy to improve the accuracy of endometrium evaluation

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infertilidade endometrio reprodução humana utero - doenças - diagnostico

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