EVALUATION OF EFFICACY OF POSTCOITAL TEST

Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2018

Dr Ajith. S, Dr Reshmi. V. P

Post coital test is no longer considered as an investigation for infertility. If it is negative, treatment suggested is intrauterine

insemination. The test causes much stress to the couple especially on the male partner. The treatment of unexplained infertility is

controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and IUI; hence the thinking is why to do this investigation if the treatment and outcome does

not change.

We analysed about 4628 cases of infertility over 3 years in a tertiary care institution in North Malabar. Post coital test was done in

all these cases. Analysis shows that doing PCT increases the chances of pregnancy. In our study, it was found that pregnancy rate

was more in PCT negative group. In PCT negative cases, pregnancy rate was 11.3% and 7.72% in PCT positive cases. This study

shows that PCT has a therapeutic benefit.