ArticleAfrican health sciences2019
Hysterosalpingographic findings in infertility - what has changed over the years?
Article in African health sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- A randomized controlled trial on the impact of a specialized training program on anxiety and perceived pain in infertile women undergoing hysterosalpingography.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Hysterosalpingography and Endocervical Microbial Assessment of Infertile Women in Ogun State, Nigeria.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2024Article
- Hysterosalpingography findings of female partners of infertile couple attending fertility clinic at Lagos University Teaching Hospital.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Evaluation of hysterosalpingographic findings among patients presenting with infertility.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2020Article
- The relationship between hysterosalpingography findings and female infertility in a Nigerian population.Polish journal of radiology · 2020Article
- Maternal, adolescent and child health issues in low and middle income countries: towards achieving the sustainable development goals.African health sciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrior studies on Hysterosalpingography (HSG) have shown that pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) related tubal adhesions accounted for 30 - 50% of female infertility, with as high as 80% reported in some studies. With improved access to contraceptives, antibiotics and promotion of safe practices, the abnormal findings in HSG may have reduced or altered.
objectiveTo document the imaging findings in the HSG of participants and to compare current findings with prior studies done nationally and internationally.
methodA retrospective evaluation of 974 HSGs done at the tertiary diagnostic center over a 7-year period was conducted and analyzed using diagnostic accuracy tables.
resultsTubal pathologies were the most common abnormality in this study, (35.1% of the cases), comprising tubal blockage and hydrosalpinges; followed by uterine masses seen in 223 (22.9%) of the clients. Tubal occlusion was higher in clients with multiple abnormal findings; while normal sized and large uterine cavities had a higher percentage of bilateral tubal patency.
conclusionTubal factors remain the most common abnormality seen in the HSGs of infertile women in this study, though with lower prevalence compared with prior older studies. Forty seven (47%) of the cases of female factor infertility had normal HSGs with bilateral tubal patency.
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