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ArticleJournal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India2017

Diagnostic Office Vaginohysteroscopy in Evaluation of Infertility Prior to IVF: A Retrospective Analysis of 1000 Cases.

Praveen Kumar, Surender Mohan, Pankaj Talwar, Seema Rai, N Nagaraja, Prashant Sharma

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Praveen KumarART Centre, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8567-0040
Surender MohanART Centre, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, India.
Pankaj TalwarART Centre, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, India.
Seema RaiART Centre, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, India.
N NagarajaART Centre, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, India.
Prashant SharmaART Centre, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, India.

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aimThe aim of this study was to analyze the utility of routine use of diagnostic office vaginohysteroscopy in the evaluation of uterine cavity in infertility patients prior to IVF-ET. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of 1000 women who had undergone routine diagnostic office vaginohysteroscopy as an institutional protocol in the evaluation of infertility prior to IVF-ET cycle at a tertiary care hospital. They were divided into two groups: primary infertility (group I) and secondary infertility (group II). The primary outcome was the finding of an abnormal uterine cavity (congenital abnormality vs acquired abnormality).

resultsOne thousand women underwent routine diagnostic office vaginohysteroscopy in the evaluation of infertility prior to IVF-ET. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. Vaginohysteroscopy revealed an abnormal uterine cavity in 13.8% (1000 patients) of women. Primary infertility group (I) had 13.19% (811 patients), and secondary infertility group (II) had 16.4% (189 patients) abnormal uterine cavities.

conclusionDiagnostic office vaginohysteroscopy has a definite role in the uterine cavity evaluation in infertility patients prior to IVF, but routine use should not be recommended considering the low incidence of abnormal uterine cavity findings. Moreover, the majority of these uterine cavity abnormalities can be detected by less invasive tests such as HSG, TVS, SSG and 3D ultrasound.

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Abnormal uterine cavityDiagnostic office vaginohysteroscopyIVF-ETPrimary and secondary infertility

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PMID28706367
PMCPMC5491418

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