Lilongwe General Hospital, P.O. Box 149, Lilongwe, Malawi.
INFERTILITY AND BILHARZIASIS OF THE FEMALE GENITAL TRACT
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00751.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 83, Issue 10, pages 819–822, October 1976
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Bullough, C. H. W. (1976), INFERTILITY AND BILHARZIASIS OF THE FEMALE GENITAL TRACT. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 83: 819–822. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00751.x
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- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
In a prospective study, 138 African patients with infertility and 42 patients with incomplete abortion were examined for evidence of bilharziasis. There appeared to be a significant association between primary infertility and bilharziasis due to Schistosoma haematobium.

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