Sonohysterography in infertility patients

• Autores: Hilario, Roly, Dueñas, Julio, De los Santos, Rita
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2015
• Institución: Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
• Repositorio: Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/326
• Enlace del recurso: http://51.222.106.123/index.php/RPGO/article/view/326
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

Introduction: Congenital anomalies and acquired diseases of the uterus have been obstacles for successful treatment of infertility. The uterine cavity is where the embryo normally implants. It is important a proper evaluation of the uterine cavity to rule out or detect changes that may affect implantation. Hysterosonography is a diagnostic method used in the evaluation of the uterine cavity. The most common indication for sonohysterography in patients with infertility is suspected intrauterine pathology. Objectives: To describe routine sonohysterography findings in an infertile population, with or without suspicion of endometrial pathology, in relation to patient’s age. Design: Descriptive retrospective study. Setting: Clínica Procrear, Lima, Peru. Participants: Women in evaluation for infertility. Methods: Between January and April 2013 hysterosonography was performed in 305 patients as part of infertility study. SPSS 15 program was used for analysis. Main outcome measures: Findings in the uterine cavity. Results: Average age of patients was 36 years. Endometrial cavity abnormal findings was found in 25.4% (77/305) of cases; most common findings were endometrial polyps in 50 (16.4%), uterine synechiae in 9 (3%), submucosal fibroids in 6 (2%) and other pathology in 12 cases. The age group presenting more intrauterine pathology was the 31-40 years group (29%) and the age group with less pathology was the 18-30 years group (13%). Conclusions: Hysterosonography is a procedure that should be performed in all patients with infertility because it improves uterine cavity evaluation, thereby preventing implantation failure and allowing endocervical permeability.