1. Microbiological and histological findings in the fallopian tubes of women using various contraceptive methods.
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Collins JA, Gillett PG, Perlin IA, Embil JA, Zayid I, Richards G, and Kirk ME
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- Fallopian Tubes microbiology, Female, Humans, Mucous Membrane pathology, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease pathology, Salpingitis microbiology, Bacteriological Techniques, Contraceptive Devices adverse effects, Contraceptives, Oral adverse effects, Fallopian Tubes pathology, Intrauterine Devices adverse effects, Salpingitis pathology
- Abstract
The oviducts of seventy-three women undergoing sterilization by partial salpingectomy were submitted for microbiological and histologic studies. Twenty women were intrauterine device users, twenty-five women were oral contraceptive pill users and twenty-eight women used natural or barrier methods of contraception. Among intrauterine device users, there was an excess of mild and severe acute inflammatory histologic changes involving both the lumen and the tubal mucosa. Five of the eight intrauterine device users with acute inflammatory change had sterile tubal cultures.
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- 1984
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