Tubal Factor in Unexplained Infertility

July 30, 2024 updated by: Mohammed Khairy Ali, Assiut University

Laparoscopic Tubal Evaluation in Unexplained Infertility

Ray and colleagues define "unexplained infertility" as failure to achieve pregnancy when the semen analysis is normal, evidence for ovulation is present, and tubal patency has been established. The efficacy of treatment declines with increasing age and duration of infertility Infertility is a disease , defined by the failure to achieve a successful pregnancy after 12 months or more of appropriate, timed unprotected intercourse or therapeutic donor insemination, barber evaluation and treatment may be justified based on medical history and physical findings and is warranted after 6 months for women over age 35 years.

In unexplained infertility abnormalities are likely to be present but not detected by current methods including semen analysis in the man, assessment of the state of ovulation, ovulation reserve and patency of uterine tubes in the woman.

unexplained infertility is not a rare item of infertility. Approximately 15% of infertility couple will be diagnosed with unexplained infertility after their diagnostic workup Many researches studied the laparoscopic tubal factor like tubo-ovarian relation, tubal kinks and fimbrial pathology. But we need to scope on more tubal factors like fatty mesosalpinx , fimbria ovarica, methylene blue free spill and others

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Assiut, Egypt, 71111
        • Women Health Hospital - Assiut university

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 40 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • women with unexplained infertility.
  • women in reproductive period between 20 and 35 years.
  • primary or secondary infertility

Exclusion Criteria:

  • with age less than 20 years and more than 35 years old
  • other causes of infertility other than tubal factor
  • Other contraindications for laparoscopy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Laparoscopy for unexplained infertile couples
Laparoscopy will be done for unexplained infertile couples before starting IVF because not all pathologic lesions that discovered by laparoscope need IVF and so, protect patients from unneeded IVF program

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of Participants will be diagnosed to have tubal cause of infertility by laparoscopy
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 29, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 31, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

June 5, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 31, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 30, 2024

Last Verified

July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TFUI

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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