Endometrial Histopathology in Patients with Laparoscopic Proven Salpingitis and HIV-1 Infection

Table 2

Comparison of demographic, clinical history and signs, and laboratory findings for women laparoscopically diagnosed with salpingitis, with and without an endometrial biopsy adequate for histological evaluation.

Variables	Adequate biopsy	Inadequate biopsy	𝑃 value
	𝑁=77 (72%)	𝑁=30 (28%)
Demographics and history
Age mean (SD)	27.8 (5.5)	27.9 (6.1)	0.9
Infertility ≥ 1 year	26 (39%)	3 (13%)	0.02
Ever use of contraceptive:
None	56 (51%)	23 (77%)	Ref
Oral contraceptives	36 (47%)	13 (43%)	0.75
DMPA	18 (23%)	14 (47%)	0.02
Intrauterine device	13 (17%)	3 (10%)	0.37
Symptoms
Abnormal menstruation	16 (21%)	6 (21%)	1.0
Clinical examination findings
Clinical severity score, median (mode) range
Total clinical severity score	13 (8) 28	15.5 (4) 30	0.03
Laparoscopic salpingitis severity
Mild	32 (42%)	15 (50%)
Moderate	26 (36%)	3 (10%)
Severe	19 (25%)	12 (40%)	0.04
Pelvic Abscess	13 (17%)	9 (30%)	0.15
Laboratory Findings
HIV-1	27 (36%)	17 (57%)	0.05
CD4 count < 200/𝜇L	8 (11%)	7 (23.3%)	0.09
White cell count	9.7 (6.04)	10.3 (5.5)	0.63
Lymphocytes (blood) %	26.9 (13.4)	19.1 (7.8)	0.001
Gonorrhea and/or chlamydia	11 (14%)	8 (27%)	0.13
Gonorrhea	9 (12%)	7 (23%)	0.23
Chlamydia	3 (4%)	1 (3%)	0.9
Trichomonas vaginalis	14 (19%)	6 (21%)	0.8
Bacterial vaginosis (Gram’s stain)	30 (45%)	16 (62%)	0.2