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Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Pain Management

Background:

  • Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is crucial for assessing tubal patency in subfertility investigations.
  • Many women experience significant discomfort during HSG procedures.
  • Current pharmacological pain relief strategies lack a consensus on optimal methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and compare the efficacy of various pharmacological interventions for pain management during HSG procedures.
  • To identify the most effective pain relief methods for women undergoing HSG for subfertility evaluation.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature search was conducted across multiple databases (MDSG Register, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO) up to April 2015.
  • Included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating pharmacological pain relief during HSG.
  • Data were extracted by four independent reviewers, and meta-analyses were performed using mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
  • GRADE methods were used to assess the overall quality of evidence.

Main Results:

  • Topical anesthetics demonstrated a potential to reduce pain during HSG (low-quality evidence).
  • Intravenous opioids showed effectiveness in pain relief during the procedure but were associated with increased recovery time and potential adverse effects like apnea.
  • Oral opioids and oral non-opioid analgesics showed no significant evidence of pain reduction during or after HSG.
  • Locally injected anesthetics provided pain relief during the procedure (very low-quality evidence).
  • Topical anesthetics were more effective than paracervical blocks for pain relief during HSG.

Conclusions:

  • Topical anesthetics may be beneficial for pain relief during HSG, although the evidence is of low quality.
  • Intravenous opioids are effective but require careful consideration of side effects and recovery impact.
  • Insufficient evidence exists to conclude on the efficacy of other analgesics or to fully assess adverse effects for most interventions.