The Use of Sonohysterography in Infertile Patients.

Lee, Chun Hee; Kim, Gwang Soo; Lee, Dong Young; Park, Chul Min; Oh, Young Eun; Lee, Taek Hoo; Chun, Sang Sik

Original Article

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1999;42(9):2033-2037.
Published online January 1, 2001.

The Use of Sonohysterography in Infertile Patients.

Chun Hee Lee, Gwang Soo Kim, Dong Young Lee, Chul Min Park, Young Eun Oh, Taek Hoo Lee, Sang Sik Chun

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of sonohysterography in the detection of abnormalities of the uterine cavity in infertile patients, compared with other diagnostic methods, such as transvaginal sonography, hysterosalpingography and hysteroscopy. METHODS: Three intrauterine pathologies including intrauterine synechiae, endometrial polyp and submucosal myoma, that could be possible causes of infertility were diagnosed. RESULTS: Transvaginal ultrasonography and hysterosalpingography were able to detect 41.7% and 83.3% of uterine pathologies respectively comparing with sonohysterography to detect all of the uterine pathologies. CONCLUSION: Our results show that sonohysterography is easy, inexpensive, well-tolerated and non-invasive technique with high sensitivity in the detection of uterine pathologies. Therefore the use of sonohysterography for the diagnosis of intrauterine pathologies in infertile patients is highly recommended.

Key Words: Sonohysterography, Infertility, Transvaginal sonography, Hysterosalpingography, Hysteroscopy