CA 125 levels in patients with schistosomiasis infertility

ABSTRACT

Twenty-five women with schistosomiasis infertility and 20 fertile women were included in this study for estimation of CA 125. There was statistically significant increase of CA 125 in Bilharzial infertility group [mean 46.93 U/ml] as compared to the in control group [mean-18.23 U/ml]. Follow-up laparoscopically and serologically revealed increased mean value after 6 months and after one year [52.12 U/ml. and 67.46 U/ml respectively]. This increase run in parallel with graduation of endometriosis from occult to manifest endometriosis, so cases with bilharzial infertility may be a subject of occult endometriosis which can be detected by CA 125