The benefit of laparoscopy in subfertility

Background: The inability to conceive is one of the most distressing conditions for a female. It not only makes the female feel incomplete but also the social taboos attached are phenomenal. Lately there has been an increase in the incidence of subfertility due to various medical, social and economical reasons. To assess the various causes giving rise to subfertility the surgeon has to subject the patient to a battery of investigations ranging from non invasive procedures to surgical interventions like diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy. Laparoscopy has currently become the gold standard for assessing the female infertile patient. Aim of study: To determine the benefit of laproscopy in subfertility. Methods: This is a cross sectional study for 32 female patient with subfertility who undergone laproscopy. their ages between 18-40 years old with mean age 29.06.The study was conducted over a period of six months from the 9th of Nov. /2016 to the 2nd of May /2017.the data were included age , sex , causes of subfertility and history of previous surgery. Results: Half of patients were under 30 years old .most of patients were suffering from PCOS 14(43.6%). 6(18.8%) of patients had history of surgery results in pelvic adhesion. Conclusion: laproscopy has a major diagnostic and therapeutic role in subfertility.