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Data analysis was done with STATA software, version 12.0 SE (Stata Corporation, TX, USA).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Secondary infertility was the major type of infertility seen in 56.6% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 91) of cases and the mean duration of infertility was 4.3+\/- 2.8 years. The indication for hysteroscopy was routine evaluation for infertility in 83.6% cases (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 133). One hundred and twelve (70.4%) of the women had abnormal findings at hysteroscopy. The lesions detected were intrauterine adhesions (47.8%;\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 76), endometrial polyps (17.6%;\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 28), submucous fibroids (11.9%;\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 19) and mullerian duct abnormalities (10.7%;\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 17). Other findings were lost intrauterine copper devices (IUCD; 6.3%,\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 10), embedded fetal bone (2.5%;\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 4) and incarcerated omentum (1.9%;\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 3). Intrauterine adhesions were mainly moderate (40.8%;\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 31) and mild (34.2,\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 26) in severity while the submucous fibroids were mostly of type 0 (63.2%;\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 12). The commonest Mullerian abnormality seen was arcuate uterus (41.2%;\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 7).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n There was a high prevalence of abnormal findings on hysteroscopy among the studied women mostly intrauterine adhesions, endometrial polyps and submucous fibroids. 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