Hysterosalpingocontrast sonography (HyCoSy): Evaluation of the pain perception, side effects and complications

BMC Medical Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Marci, Roberto ^a   Marcucci, Immacolata ^b   Marcucci, Aurelio Aniceto ^b   Pacini, Nicolina ^b   Salacone, Pietro ^b   Sebastianelli, Annalisa ^b   Caponecchia, Luisa ^b   Lo Monte, Giuseppe ^a   Rago, Rocco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA GORETTI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female infertility; HyCoSy; Pain perception; Transvaginal sonography; Tubal patency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ITALY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ITALY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882519061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2342-13-28     Document Type: Article

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