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Table 1 Number of examined organs per age group of 105 of the 111 female patients for whom age information was available. Percentages in brackets.

From: Female genital schistosomiasis as an evidence of a neglected cause for reproductive ill-health: a retrospective histopathological study from Tanzania

Specimena

Agegroup (years)

 

5 – 19

20 – 29

30 – 39

≥ 40

Cervix

2 (20)

15 (47)

18 (50)

28 (74)

Uterus

1 (10)

5 (16)

5 (14)

7 (18)

Ovary

 

5 (16)

7 (19)

2 (5)

Tubes

 

2 (6)

2 (6)

1 (3)

Vagina/Vulva

 

1 (3)

  

Labiab

5 (50)

   

Skin/Perineum

2 (20)

   

Peritoneum

 

4 (13)

4 (11)

 

Total

10

32

36

38

  1. a double registration possible.
  2. b age range: 8 – 18 years.