HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SILICONE-RUBBER OVABLOC ON THE HUMAN FALLOPIAN-TUBE

OBJECTIVE: To study the histopathological effects of silicone rubber o n the human fallopian tube. METHODS: A prospective longtudinal study a t Benha University Hospital and Boulak Eldakrour General Hospital, Egy pt. Nine patients who were on the waiting list for hysterectomy and re quested postponing of their operation for personal reasons. RESULTS: O ur results suggest that silicone rubber induces histopathological chan ges in the form of ciliary loss and intracellular changes. CONCLUSIONS . These effects tend to increase with the increase of the duration of tubal plugging and are best seen by electron microscopy.