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Resumption of menstrual cycles after 14 years of amenorrhea in a woman infected with Mycobacterium africanum

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Gynecological Surgery

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The most common site of tuberculosis is the lung. However, it can also affect the fallopian tubes or endometrium. We report a woman with a narrow and tubular uterine cavity due to Mycobacterium africanum. The endometrium was fibrotic leading to amenorrhea of over a decade. Despite treatment with multiple anti-tuberculosis medication and hysteroscopic adhesiolysis, menstrual cycles resumed only a few years later. It shows that the endometrium regenerates overtime.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, 1001 Boulevard Decarie, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada

    Noran Jan & Togas Tulandi

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Dr. Jan. has no conflict of interest. Dr. Tulandi is an advisor for Actavis and Abb-Vie Canada.

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Jan, N., Tulandi, T. Resumption of menstrual cycles after 14 years of amenorrhea in a woman infected with Mycobacterium africanum . Gynecol Surg 13, 469–471 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-016-0976-y

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