Unilateral ovarian and fallopian tube agenesis in an infertile patient with a normal uterus

Chen,Bingya; Yang,Chunbo; Sahebally,Zayd; Jin,Hangmei

doi:10.3892/etm.2014.1825

Unilateral ovarian and fallopian tube agenesis in an infertile patient with a normal uterus

Authors:
- Bingya Chen
- Chunbo Yang
- Zayd Sahebally
- Hangmei Jin
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Affiliations: Department of Gynecology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China
Published online on: July 4, 2014 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1825
Pages: 831-835

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Abstract

Congenital agenesis of the unilateral adnexa is a condition that has rarely been described in the literature. The current study presents the case of a 26‑year‑old female who was admitted to the Department of Gynecology at the Women's Hospital of Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, Zhejiang) for primary infertility. The patient was diagnosed with unilateral ovarian and fallopian tubal agenesis, without malformations of the uterus and urinary tract, during diagnostic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. A literature review was conducted with the aim of determining the possible causes of these anomalies. However, the etiology of the adnexal anomaly remained unclear, although torsion or congenital defects were the most likely explanation. Therefore, the observations of the present study indicate that contralateral tubal pathologies may contribute to sterility.

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