Vascular reactivity and ovarian function in patients with chronic inflammation of the uterine appendages

In 46 patients with chronic inflammation of the uterine appendages, ovarian function, excretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) and vascular reactivity (including blood circulation in the pelvic organs) were studied. The age of the patients is from 20 to 35 years old. In 11 patients, menarche began at 11-12 years, in 22, at 13-14, in 13, at 15-17 years. In 23 women, as a result of the inflammatory process, there was a violation of the menstrual cycle: in 10 - menorrhagia, in 6 - metrorrhagia, in 3 - opsomenorrhea, in 4 - intermenstrual spotting. 32 out of 46 women suffered from infertility; in 12 it was primary, in 20 it was secondary. The duration of the inflammatory process ranged from 1 to 14 years.