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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

Effect of the anterior uterocervical angle in unexplained infertility: a prospective cohort study.

Ilknur Col Madendag, Mefkure Eraslan Sahin, Yusuf Madendag, Erdem Sahin, Mustafa Bertan Demir, Fatma Ozdemir, Gokhan Acmaz, Iptisam Ipek Muderris

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Ilknur Col MadendagDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6700-2236
Mefkure Eraslan SahinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
Yusuf MadendagDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erciyes University Medicine Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7622-2991
Erdem SahinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erciyes University Medicine Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.
Mustafa Bertan DemirDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
Fatma OzdemirDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erciyes University Medicine Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.
Gokhan AcmazDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erciyes University Medicine Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.
Iptisam Ipek MuderrisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erciyes University Medicine Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.

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Abstract

objectiveThe present study aimed to evaluate an anatomical region, the anterior uterocervical angle (UCA), to determine whether it plays a role in unexplained infertility.

methodsIn this prospective, cross-sectional study, unexplained infertile and healthy fertile (controls) women were compared. The longitudinal and transverse axes of the uterine cervix and uterine corpus were measured by transvaginal ultrasonography. The UCA was determined as the angle between two lines. One line was drawn between the internal and the external os, and the other was drawn through the internal cervical os and was parallel to the lower side of the front part of the uterine wall in the internal os. Demographic characteristics and uterocervical ultrasonographic measurements were compared between the two groups.

resultsEighty participants, aged from 20 to 35 years, were enrolled (unexplained infertile [n = 30] and healthy fertile women [n = 50)]. The mean lengths of the uterine corpus longitudinal axis, uterine corpus transverse axis, and uterine cervix longitudinal axis were similar between the groups. The mean UCA was significantly higher in healthy fertile women (131.9 ± 22.9 degrees) than in women with unexplained infertility (114.2 ± 17.3 degrees).

conclusionThe present study shows that a narrow anterior UCA is associated with unexplained infertility.

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InfertilityInfertility, FemaleAdultCervix UteriCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansProspective StudiesUterusYoung AdultAnterior uterocervical anglecervical ospregnancytransvaginal ultrasonographyunexplained infertilityuterine cervix

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PMID31875745
PMCPMC7645361

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