Laparoscopy and gonadal biopsy for assessment of gonadal function in primary amenorrhoea.

Twenty patients with primary amenorrhoea have been investigated by laparoscopy and gonadal biopsy, endocrine and chromosomal studies. Laparoscopy and gonadal biopsy made the major contribution to the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of the patients and provided a method for study of the functional anatomy of the ovary.