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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2017

Clinico-hysteroscopic analysis of severe intrauterine adhesions among Nigerian infertile women.

Joseph Odirichukwu Ugboaja, Charlotte Blanche Oguejiofor, Anthony Osita Igwegbe

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Joseph Odirichukwu UgboajaDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Nigeria.
Charlotte Blanche OguejioforDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Nigeria.
Anthony Osita IgwegbeDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Nigeria.

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introductionSevere intrauterine adhesions are difficult to manage and are associated with poor reproductive outcomes following treatment. The objective was to study the clinical presentation and hysteroscopic findings of severe intrauterine adhesions seen at hysteroscopy in two fertility/gynaecological endoscopy units in Nigeria.

methodsA prospective study of 19 out of 76 women managed for intrauterine adhesions in our units. Data were analyzed with STATA software, version 12.0 SE (Stata Corporation, TX, USA).

resultsSevere intrauterine adhesion accounted for 19 (25.0%) of 76 cases of intrauterine adhesions managed during the period. This constituted 11.9% of 160 infertile women who had diagnostic hysteroscopies in our units over the study period. The mean duration of symptom was 4.2 years +/-3.2. Amenorrhea in association with infertility (68.4%) was the main presenting complaint. Secondary dysmenorrhea and cyclical abdominal pain were found in 10.8% and 31.6% of the women respectively. The main aetiological events were complicated caesarean section (42.1%) and abdominal myomectomy (26.3%). The adhesions were mainly dense (52.6%) and multiple (94.7%) with complete involvement of the uterine cavity in all the cases. Obliterative lesions were seen in 63.2% of the women.

conclusionThe main clinical presentation of severe IUA was amenorrhea and infertility while the major risk factors were complicated caesarean section and myomectomy. The adhesions were mainly multiple, dense, obliterative and complete.

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Abdominal PainAdultAmenorrheaCesarean SectionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHysteroscopyInfertility, FemaleNigeriaProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexTissue AdhesionsUterine DiseasesUterine Myomectomyamenorrheahypomenorrheahysteroscopyintrauterine adhesionsNigeriaSevere

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