[Ovarian and endometrial status in tubal and peritoneal sterility]

A total of 97 patients with laparoscopically confirmed tubal and peritoneal sterility were examined. Thirty-six patients presented with a normal biphasic menstrual cycle, the rest 61 with the lutein phase insufficiency. Follicular presence and size were examined by ultrasonography, the dominant follicle and endometrium volumes were estimated. Only in 17 of the 97 examinees all the examined parameters were found normal, in the rest deviations from the normal echographic picture were revealed. More marked changes were detected in the patients with the lutein phase insufficiency. The findings evidenced a direct correlation between ultrasonic data and rectal temperature, adhesion process severity and the results of ovarian biopsy specimen histologic examination. The authors recommend ultrasonic examination for the assessment of ovarian function in patients suffering from tubal and peritoneal sterility.