Bushra Sultana, Azka Ashraf, Samra Noon, Hafiz Abdul Mateen Faiz, Iram Yousaf.
Hysterosalpingography (HSG) for Evaluation of Primary Infertility in Females.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(3):1077-8.

Aim: To evaluate the common factors of female infertility using hysterosalpingography in a secondary care gynecology unit. Methods: This case series was conducted in Fauji Foundation hospital Lahore within a duration of 9 months from Sep-2017 to June-2108. 90 female patients of primary infertility who presented in our hospital within the study period were selected. HSG was done in all patients in OPD of the hospital. HSG was done at 7th to 10th days of postmenstrual period. HSG findings were noted for each individual patient. Results: Out of 90 patients, 65.5% patients were of age 18-30 years. There were 19( 21.1%) having irregular cycle, 15( 16.6%) females abnormal discharge, 14( 15.5%) dysmenorrhea. On HSG, normal findings were found in 37( 41.1%) patients. In 32( 35.5%) patient’s tubal blockage was diagnosed. Out of these 32, 17( 18.9%) patients were having unilateral blockage, 15( 16.6%) were having bilateral tubal blockage. Conclusion: Tubal blockage, Hydrosalpinx and endometriosis were common causes of infertility in present study. HSG provides an easy and cheap source for evaluation of infertility factors.

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