HL in this rural, third world environment is more prevalent, and the etiologies responsible in this study group are different from those encountered in industrialized nations. Poor perinatal health care, infectious causes, gentamicin exposure, and hereditary HL are potentially preventable causes that play a major role in this population.

After completing this activity, the learner should be better able to (1) characterize congenital uterine anomalies and their potential effects on adverse fertility and pregnancy outcomes, (2) determine the best imaging modalities to diagnose specific uterine anomalies, and (3) counsel both infertile and pregnant patients about interventions that may improve their reproductive outcomes.

These results suggest that genetic susceptibility is not a major factor in the high rate of gentamicin ototoxicity in this population sample. The high prevalence of gentamicin ototoxicty in this population is presumed to be due to unrestricted access to the drug.

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