Intrauterine insemination results are not affected if Hysterosalpingo Contrast Sonography is used as the sole test of tubal patency

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 165-171

  Hamilton, Judith ^a   Latarche, Elizabeth ^a   Gillott, Claire ^a   Lower, Adrian ^a   Grudzinskas, J Gedis ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hysterosalpingo Contrast Sonography; Intrauterine insemination; Spontaneous pregnancy; Tubal patency; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYSTEROSALPINGO CONTRAST SONOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE;

EID: 0038383465     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(03)00567-3     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Hull M.G.R., Glazener C.M.A., Kelly N.J. Population study of causes, treatment and outcome of infertility. BMJ. 291:1985;1693-1697.
2. Forman R., Robinson J., Mehta Z., Barlow D. Patient history as a simple predictor of pelvic pathology in subfertile women. Hum Reprod. 8:1993;53-55.
3. Chamberlain G., Carron Brown J. The complications in gynaecological laparoscopy. Report of the Working Party on the Confidential Enquiry into Gynaecological Laparoscopy. 1978;105-139 Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Press, London.
4. Jansen F.W., Kapiteyn K., Trimbos-Kemper T. Complications of laparoscopy a prospective, multicentre, observational study . Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 104:1997;595-600.
5. Chapron C., Querleu D., Bruhat M.A. Surgical complications of diagnostic and operative gynecological laparoscopy a series of 29,966 cases . Hum Reprod. 13:1998;867-872.
6. The management of infertility in secondary care. Evidence-based Clinical Guidelines No.3. Guideline Summary. 1998;7 RCOG Press, London.
7. Crosignani P.G., Rubin B.L. Optimal use of infertility diagnostic tests and treatments. The ESHRE Capri Workshop Group. Hum Reprod. 15:2000;2447-2448.
8. Hughes E., Fedorkow D.M., Collins J., Vanderkerchkove P. Ovulation suppression for endometriosis (Cochrane review). The Cochrane Library, Issue 3. 2001;Update Software, Oxford.
9. Heikkinen H., Tekay A., Volpi E. Transvaginal salpingosonography for the assessment of tubal patency in infertile women methodological and clinical experiences . Fertil Steril. 64:1995;293-298.
10. Ayida G., Harris B., Kennedy S., Seif M., Barlow D., Chamberlain P. Hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (Hy Co Sy) using Echovist-200 in the outpatient investigation of infertility patients. Br J Radiol. 69:1996;910-913.
11. Ayida G., Kennedy S., Barlow D., Chamberlain P. A comparison of patient tolerance of hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (HyCoSy) with Echovist-200 and x-ray hysterosalpingography for outpatient investigation of infertile women. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 7:1996;201-204.
12. Degenhardt F., Jibril S., Eisenhauer B. Hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (Hy Co Sy) for determining tubal patency. Clin Radiol. 51:(Suppl. 1):1996;15-18.
13. Hamilton J.A., Larson A.J., Lower A.M., Hasnain S., Grudzinskas J.G. Evaluation of the performance of hysterosalpingo contrast sonography in 500 consecutive, unselected, infertile women. Hum Reprod. 13:1998;1519-1526.
14. Strandell A., Bourne T., Bergh C., Granberg S., Asztely M., Thorburn J. The assessment of endometrial pathology and tubal patency a comparison between the use of ultrasonography and X-ray hysterosalpingography for the investigation of infertile patients . Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 14:1999;200-204.
15. Hauge K., Flo K., Riedhart M., Granberg S. Can ultrasound-based investigations replace laparoscopy and hysteroscopy in infertility. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 92:2000;167-170.
16. Dijkman A.B., Mol A.B., van der Veen F., Bossuyt P.M., Hogerzeil H.V. Can hysterosalpingocontrast-sonography replace hysterosalpingography in the assessment of tubal subfertility. Eur J Radiol. 35:2000;44-48.
17. Campbell S., Bourne T.H., Tan S.L., Collins W.P. Hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (Hy Co Sy) and its future role within the investigation of infertility in Europe. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 4:1994;245-253.
18. Holz K., Becker R., Schurmann R. Ultrasound in the investigation of tubal patency. A meta-analysis of three comparative studies of Echovist-200 including 1007 women. Zentralbl Gynakol. 119:1997;366-373.
19. Hamilton J.A., Larson A.J., Lower A.M., Hasnain S., Grudzinskas J.G. Routine use of saline hysterosonography in 500 consecutive, unselected, infertile women. Hum Reprod. 13:1998;2463-2473.
20. Hull M.G.R. Infertility services. Maresh M. Audit in obstetrics and gynaecology. 1994;197-245 Blackwell, London.
21. Watson A., Vandekerckhove P., Lilford R., Vail A., Brosens I., Hughes E. A meta-analysis of the therapeutic role of oil soluble contrast media at hysterosalpingography a surprising result? Fertil Steril. 61:1994;470-477.