Zeynep Ozturk Inal1, Hasan Ali Inal1, Aysegul Altunkeser2, Ender Alkan2, Fatma Zeynep Arslan2.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the hysterosalpingography (HSG) findings of women with infertility in a tertiary center located in central Turkey.
METHODS: A total of 1,996 patients undergoing the HSG procedure for the investigation of infertility from April 2012 to 2017 were retrospectively evaluated using the archives of the reproductive endocrinology and radiology departments. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with normal HSG findings (n = 1,549) and patients with abnormal HSG findings (n = 447) were compared, and the distribution of pathologies on the HSG examinations was evaluated as well.
RESULTS: There were statistically significant differences between patients with normal and abnormal HSG findings in terms of age (25.68 ± 4.54 vs. 35.87 ± 2.65, p < 0.001), type (for secondary) and duration of infertility [43.1% vs. 50.6% (p = 0.006); 7 (1-22) vs. 2 (1-12) (p < 0.001), respectively], and baseline follicle stimulating hormone and estradiol levels [7.22 ± 1.38 vs. 7.55 ± 1.42 (p < 0.001); 45.54 ± 9.92 vs. 44.40 ± 9.99 (p < 0.001), respectively]. Among a total of 1,996 HSG examinations, 447 (22.39%) showed abnormalities, of which 237 (11.87%) were associated with tubal pathologies, 163 (8.17%) with uterine pathologies, and 47 (2.35%) with a combination of both. While the most common tubal pathology was one-sided distal tubal occlusion (2.91%), the most common uterine pathology was filling defects (4.16%).
CONCLUSION: HSG is the most commonly used, well-tolerated, low-cost, and safe radiological procedure to use for the investigation of the causes of female infertility. Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the hysterosalpingography (HSG) findings of women with infertility in a tertiary center located in central Turkey.
METHODS: A total of 1,996 patients undergoing the HSG procedure for the investigation of infertility from April 2012 to 2017 were retrospectively evaluated using the archives of the reproductive endocrinology and radiology departments. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with normal HSG findings (n = 1,549) and patients with abnormal HSG findings (n = 447) were compared, and the distribution of pathologies on the HSG examinations was evaluated as well.
RESULTS: There were statistically significant differences between patients with normal and abnormal HSG findings in terms of age (25.68 ± 4.54 vs. 35.87 ± 2.65, p < 0.001), type (for secondary) and duration of infertility [43.1% vs. 50.6% (p = 0.006); 7 (1-22) vs. 2 (1-12) (p < 0.001), respectively], and baseline follicle stimulating hormone and estradiol levels [7.22 ± 1.38 vs. 7.55 ± 1.42 (p < 0.001); 45.54 ± 9.92 vs. 44.40 ± 9.99 (p < 0.001), respectively]. Among a total of 1,996 HSG examinations, 447 (22.39%) showed abnormalities, of which 237 (11.87%) were associated with tubal pathologies, 163 (8.17%) with uterine pathologies, and 47 (2.35%) with a combination of both. While the most common tubal pathology was one-sided distal tubal occlusion (2.91%), the most common uterine pathology was filling defects (4.16%).
CONCLUSION: HSG is the most commonly used, well-tolerated, low-cost, and safe radiological procedure to use for the investigation of the causes of female infertility. Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.
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Keywords:
Infertility; female; hysterosalpingography; investigation; patients; uterine pathologies
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Year: 2019
PMID： 32008545 DOI： 10.2174/1573405614666180913114802
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Med Imaging Rev ISSN： 1573-4056