1985
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(85)80333-x
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Effects of perforated appendicitis in girls on subsequent fertility

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“…• Appendicitis in young girls is often alleged to be a potential cause of infertility. It seems that this is probably over‐emphasized, for while there is no doubt that pelvic infection may cause infertility a follow‐up study on women in the child‐bearing years who had had appendicitis in childhood showed that most of these women were fertile [ 6].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…• Appendicitis in young girls is often alleged to be a potential cause of infertility. It seems that this is probably over‐emphasized, for while there is no doubt that pelvic infection may cause infertility a follow‐up study on women in the child‐bearing years who had had appendicitis in childhood showed that most of these women were fertile [ 6].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bij complicaties, zoals een geruptureerde appendix, neemt de kans op onvruchtbaarheid toe met een factor 3 tot 5 [Trimbos-Kemper 1982, Mueller 1986, Powley 1965, Puri 1984. Ovariële cystectomie, wigresectie van het ovarium, enucleatie van myomen, keizersnede, tubachirurgie en laparotomie zijn beschreven als (mede)oorzaken van tubapathologie.…”
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“…Surgery in the abdominal or pelvic cavity can lead to the formation of adhesions (Frantzen et al, 1982;Puri et al, 1984;Diamond et al, 1987), which can lead to infertility (Trimbos et al, 1982;Gomel, 1983). A number of techniques have been developed to reduce or prevent the formation of adhesions as a result of surgery (Halme et al, 1982;Adhesion Study Group, 1983;De Cherney et al, 1984;Rosenburg et al, 1984;Diamond et al, 1991).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%