BACKGROUND Tubal patency tests are routinely performed in the diagnostic work-up of subfertile patients, but it is unknown whether these diagnostic tests add value beyond the information obtained by medical history taking and findings at physical examination. We used individual patient data meta-analysis to assess this question. METHODS We approached authors of primary studies for data sets c...

To compared the consistency regarding tubal patency diagnosis among delayed films at 4h, 6h and 24h after hysterosalpingography (HSG) with ethiodized poppy-seed oil, so as to explore effect of shortening retardation image on diagnosis. This study retrospectively enrolled 29 spontaneous menstrual, HSG indication qualified females, who underwent oil for assessment. During operation, plain film, u...

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), Dilatation and Curettage (D&C) other abdominopelvic surgeries are often presumed to cause female infertility. This can occur through adhesions formation that result in Intrauterine Adhesions (IUA), Peritubal (PTA) Tubal Occlusion (TO). Hysterosalpingography (HSG) be used diagnose IUA, PTA, TO; the correlations of these findings with histories PID, D&C ...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the potential benefit, in terms of pain relief, of the new oral fast-release orodispersible galvanic form of tramadol in women undergoing hysterosalpingography (HSG) with either a metal cannula or a balloon catheter. METHODS In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2 x 2 factorial-design trial, conducted at a single academic centre, 128 women ...

OBJECTIVE The practice of regular dose measurement helps to ascertain the level of occupational dose delivered to the staff involved in diagnostic procedures. This study was carried out to evaluate the dose exposed to the hands of radiologists and a radiologic technologist carrying out HSG and radionuclide bone scan examinations in several hospitals in Nigeria. METHODS Radiation doses exposed...

ABSTRACT Background: Pain is the most common side effect of hysterosalpingography (HSG) and partly arises from vulsellum placement on cervix cervical traction. Objective: To study conducting HSG without grasping with forceps time taken to complete procedure, pain experienced by participants diagnostic quality images produced.Materials Methods: A randomized controlled trial 64 consenting adult w...

In this issue, Tokmak et al publish an interesting article entitled The effect of preprocedure anxiety levels on postprocedure pain scores in women undergoing hysterosalpingography. This prospective randomized study enrolled 109 women who underwent hysterosalpingography (HSG). All patients had their anxiety levels assessed and scored using the Beck anxiety inventory. The authors investigated th...

in this study, we demonstrate the appearance of anatomic defects of the uterine cavity on hsg after cesarian section. we define different shapes such as thin linear defect, focal saccular outpouching, unilateral or bilateral diverticula (dog-ear like) and fistula and different locations such as the uterine body, lower uterine segment, uterine isthmus and the upper endocervical canal. cesarean s...