DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2013.v01i03.013

Pages: 95-97

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease and the morbidity associated with this condition has major health implications. Tuberculosis affects a large number of people worldwide and the incidence is increasing. Genital tuberculosis (GTB) is one of the major causes for severe tubal disease leading to infertility. Unlike pulmonary tuberculosis, the clinical diagnosis of GTB is difficult because in majority of cases the disease is either asymptomatic or has varied clinical presentation. Various Indian studies have shown that tuberculous endometritis and salphingitis account for 4-9 per cent of all infertility cases. Due to the asymptomatic nature/varied clinical presentation, clinical diagnosis of genital tuberculosis is difficult.