HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAM

Course overview

HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAM IS AN IMAGING PROCEDURE PERFORMED TO ASSESS THE CAUSES OF INFERTILITY IN FEMALES. HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAM UTILIZES RADIOPAQUE DYE INJECTED INTO THE UTERUS AND IS VISUALIZED WITH AN X-RAY. INFERTILITY IN FEMALES IS A COMPLEX WORKUP ASSESSED FROM A HORMONAL, STRUCTURAL, AND PARTNER-BASED APPROACH. DISORDERS OF THE FALLOPIAN TUBE CAN ACCOUNT CAN FOR UP TO 60% OF THE REASONS FOR INFERTILITY. THIS IMAGING PROCEDURE IS COMMONLY THE SECOND STEP IN THE DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH FOR FEMALE PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH INFERTILITY. PELVIC ULTRASOUND IS GENERALLY THE FIRST. THIS ACTIVITY EXPLAINS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND DIAGNOSING SOME CAUSES OF INFERTILITY IN FEMALES USING THIS MODALITY.