Pain during Fallopian-tube patency testing by hysterosalpingo-foam sonography.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
; 45(3): 346-50, 2015 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-25092501
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate perception of pain during Fallopian-tube patency testing by hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy).METHODS:
In this cross-sectional study, 216 consecutive women presenting at a university fertility clinic for HyFoSy examination were included. Patients were instructed to take ibuprofen 1 hour before the procedure. Immediately after the procedure, patients filled in a questionnaire concerning discomfort or pain experienced during the process, including a visual analog scale (VAS) score for perception of pain.RESULTS:
The median VAS score for perception of pain during transvaginal ultrasound examination and during HyFoSy examination was 1.5 (95% CI, 1.2-1.7) and 3.6 (95% CI, 3.0-4.0), respectively. One-third of women reported that the level of discomfort or pain during HyFoSy examination was similar to that during the preceding transvaginal ultrasound examination and 48% of women considered HyFoSy examination to be neutral/unpleasant, but not painful. There was an inverse association between both patients' age and parity and the pain experienced.CONCLUSIONS:
HyFoSy examination is tolerated well and allows for reliable tubal patency testing without exposing the patient to ionizing radiation in an outpatient setting with a low technical failure rate.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor
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Cremes, Espumas e Géis Vaginais
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Histerossalpingografia
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Ibuprofeno
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Analgésicos não Narcóticos
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Testes de Obstrução das Tubas Uterinas
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Tubas Uterinas
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Infertilidade Feminina
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica