Latent Genital Tuberculosis – A Possible Explanation for Unexplained Infertility

disorder. Factors including lack of strong evidence, couples' impatience for completion of standard protocols and dominance of Artificial Reproductive Technique (ART) treatment compared to other options in infertility clinics lead to diversity of clinical practice regarding unexplained infertility. Extensive research should be conducted on other possible causes of failed conception such as ovarian and testicular dysfunctions, sperm and oocyte quality, minor fallopian tube defects, endometrial receptivity, implantation failure and endometriosis Latent Genital Tuberculosis (LGTB) is a major health problem in many developing countries in Asia and Africa and has been proved to be responsible for a significant proportion of female infertility. It is asymptomatic in majority of the affected women and is diagnosed only during infertility work-up The most involved genital organs (whether solely or with other organs) have been seen to be fallopian tubes (63.84%), ovaries (46.15%), endometrium (38.46%) and the cervix (23.07%) in female genital tuberculosis but the involvement has not been documented in LGTB However, a few authors have reported the endometrium to be involved the most with as high as