Evaluation of female infertility with endometrial PCR for tuberculosis in a district tertiary centre

Introduction: Female Genital tract tuberculosis is one of the most common causes of infertility and often asymptomatic before it ends up with gross damage to the fallopian tubes and endometrium and ovaries. Hence a routine screening of infertile women with a reasonable good method of diagnosis like Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is mandatory in the infertility evaluation in females Objectiveto evaluate infertile women for tuberculosis using TB PCR.Results: Of the 100 women who came for infertility evaluation during a period of 2 years in a infertility clinic, 16 of them turned out to be positive for tuberculosis by TB PCR.Conclusion: Endometrial PCR still remains the most effective and rapid diagnostic test for genital tuberculosis in the evaluation of female infertility.