Genitourinary tuberculosis is a disease of the genitourinary system which includes the entire urinary tract and reproductive system. Genital tuberculosis is the cause of tubal damage in nearly 40 % of women experiencing tubal infertility. One of eight women having pulmonary tuberculosis may also have genital tuberculosis according to studies. Genitourinary tuberculosis (GUTB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is almost always the result of a haematogenous spread from pulmonary to abdominal infection. There are basically three principal routes used by bacilli to reach the genital tract, the haematogenous route, descending direct spread or by lymphatic spread. Male genital tuberculosis, however, has not received much attention in infertility and diagnostic clinics. Infection may occur from direct sexual intercourse with infected individuals with genitourinary tuberculosis. Although the AFB microscopy and the conventional culture methods like Lowenstein Jensen (L-J) culture are available, they take 2
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| Gender | Age groups | Value |
| UNISEX | All age groups | Positive in case of detection of tuberculosis |