Comparison of age related changes between right and left sided fimbriae of fallopian tubes in Bangladeshi Female

Abstract

Background: The fallopian tube is the temporary but initial bed for the fertilized embryo. It convey the ova from the ovaries, transmit spermatozoa and provides the appropriate environment for fertilization and transports the developing embryo to the uterus. Tubal pregnancy, tuberculosis, inflammation, tumor are the common pathology of the fallopian tubes. Complete or partial bilateral tubal block or adhesions may develop from clinical conditions which lead to infertility. Objective: To Compare age related changes between right and left sided fimbriae of fallopian tube in Bangladeshi female.

Methods: This is a cross sectional, descriptive type of study which was carried out in the Department of Anatomy, Sir Salimullah Medical College (SSMC), Dhaka from Jan 2011 to Dec 2011. The number of sample was sixty two pairs of cadaveric human fallopian tubes which were collected from unclaimed dead bodies of the morgue of Dhaka Medical College. Among the studied samples, the lowest age was 2 years and the highest age was 65 years. The samples were divided into four different age groups. They were group A or prepubertal group (2-12years), group B or reproductive group (13-45 years), group C or perimenopausal group (46-51years) and post menopausal group (52-65 years).

Results: The highest mean (SD) number of fimbriae of the fallopian tubes were found in reproductive age (group B), where as the lowest number of fimbriae of the fallopian tubes were found in post menopausal age (group D).

J. Dhaka National Med. Coll. Hos. 2018; 24 (02): 32-35