Study of correlation of clinical and laparohysteroscopic diagnosis among infertile patients

Authors

  • Aakanksha Arrawatia Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Sassoon General Hospital Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Shilpa Naik Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Sassoon General Hospital Pune, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20260172

Keywords:

Primary and secondary infertility, Laparohysteroscopy, Clinical diagnosis

Abstract

Background: To find the prevalence of infertile patients during the study duration of 24 months. To study the indications and findings of diagnostic hysteroscopy and laparoscopy and to correlate the laparo-hysteroscopy findings with the clinical diagnosis of the patients.

Methods: Hospital based observational cross-sectional type of study for a duration of 24 months. 80 infertility patients in between the age of 18-40 years who underwent laparo-hysteroscopy were selected. Descriptive statistical analysis was carried out in the present study.  Data analysis done by using SPSS (Statistical Package for social sciences) version 25:0. Using KAPPA statistics significance was assessed as 5% level of significance.

Results: Pre valance of infertile patients during the study duration was 6.06%. Majority of patients (34) 42.5% were in age group 26-30 years. 80% of patients had primary and 20% had secondary infertility. 43 patients i.e. 53.75% of study patients had some abnormal findings which were diagnosed with the help of laparoscope. Maximum patients had pelvic pathology (endometriosis) as an abnormality constituting 20% of the study group followed by 15% of tubal pathology.

29 patients i.e. 36% of study patients had some abnormal findings which were diagnosed with the help of hysteroscope. 11 (13.75%) patients had synechiae followed by 10 patients i.e. 12.5% had intrauterine septum on hysteroscopy.

Conclusions: Laparo-hysteroscopy has proved to be an effective, safe and minimally invasive tool in evaluation and treatment of infertile patients.

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2026-01-29

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Arrawatia, A., & Naik, S. (2026). Study of correlation of clinical and laparohysteroscopic diagnosis among infertile patients. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 15(2), 543–549. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20260172

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