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Usefulness and prognostic value of transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy in infertile women
Hiroyuki Fujiwara1, Hiroaki Shibahara, Yuki Hirano
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
Objective:
To evaluate the usefulness and prognostic value of transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) in infertile women.
Design:
Retrospective study.
Setting:
Jichi Medical School Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
Patient(S):
Thirty-six patients who were followed up for 6 months or longer after THL was performed.
Intervention(S):
Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy findings in comparison with hysterosalpingography (HSG).
Main Outcome Measures:
Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy findings, HSG findings, treatment strategy, and prognosis.
Result(S):
Twenty of 36 patients (55.5%) became pregnant, including 7 by coitus, 7 by artificial insemination with the husband's semen, and 6 by assisted reproductive technology (ART). In 11 of these pregnant patients, information obtained during THL differed from findings on HSG.
Conclusion(S):
Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy is useful in selecting a future treatment strategy.