A Study on the Case Rate of Chest Tuberculosis in Female Infertility

Shin, Young Woo; Shin, Young Kee; Liu, Bang Hyun

doi:1980.27.1.35

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 27(1); 1980 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1980;27(1):35-41.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1980.27.1.35 Published online March 1, 1980.

A Study on the Case Rate of Chest Tuberculosis in Female Infertility

Young Woo Shin, Young Kee Shin, Bang Hyun Liu

Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College, Busan National University

여성 불임증의 흉부결핵 빈도에 대한 고찰

신영우, 신영기, 유방현

Abstract

To evaluate the influence of pulmonary tuberculosis in female infertility and to get attempt to gain a better insight into relationship of inferti1ity to tuberculosis. 318 women with primary infertility and 312 women with secondary infertility seen at Ilsin Women’ s Hospital for 3 years. 1974-1976. were studied with the following rusults: 1. The coverage rate of chest x-ray. Rubin test and endometrial biopsy were 96.2%. 80.6% and 69. 5% respectively. 2. The case rate of chest tuberculosis was 29.5%. with 34.8% in primary infertility and 23.9% in secondary infertility. The case rate of active pulmonary tuberculosis in primary and secondary infertility according to ages were 4. 9% & 3.2% for 20-24. 6.2% & 4.3% for 25-29. 6.5% & 5.6% for 30-34. and 16.7% & 6.3% for 35-39 respectively. 3. Out of active pulmonary tuberculosis were 85.7% with minimal. 8.6% in moderately advanced and 5.7% in far advanced tuberculosis. 4. The case rate with air not patency by Rubin test were 63.3% in primary infertility and 51. 7% in secondary infertility. The case rate of active pulmonary tuberculosis in the cases with air patency by Rubin test were 4. 2% with 4.6% in primary infertility and 3.9% in secondary infertility. and in cases with air not patency were 7. 2%. 9.1% and 5.1% respectively. 5. The case rate of endometrial tuberculosis in primary infertility was 4.3%. of those who had endometrial tuberculosis 61. 5% was chest tuberculosis.

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