Lidocaine-Prilocaine (EMLA) cream as analgesia for hysterosalpingography: A prospective, randomized, controlled, double blinded study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1335-1339

  Liberty, G ^a   Gal, M ^a   Halevy Shalem, T ^a   Michaelson Cohen, R ^a   Galoyan, N ^a   Hyman, J ^a   Eldar Geva, T ^a   Vatashsky, E ^a,b   Margalioth, E ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hysterosalpingography; Local anaesthetic; Pain relief; Uterine cervix; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

EMLA; PLACEBO; LIDOCAINE; PRILOCAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCICEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TELEPHONE; UTERINE CERVIX; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANALGESIA; CERVIX UTERI; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; LIDOCAINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRILOCAINE;

EID: 34447105232     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del517     Document Type: Article

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