TY - JOUR AU - Ikubor, Joyce E. AU - Eze , Godson U. PY - 2015/03/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Patterns of Hysterosalpingographic Findings at a Tertiary Hospital in South-South, Nigeria: : A Three Year Review JF - African Journal of Tropical Medicine and Biomedical Research JA - AJTMBR VL - 3 IS - 1 SE - ORIGINAL ARTICLES DO - UR - https://ajtmbr.org.ng/index.php/home/article/view/49 SP - 34-40 AB - <p><strong>Introduction: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is an investigative tool for assessing the&nbsp; morphology of the uterine cavity and more importantly tubal patency in the routine workup of infertile females. This study aimed to highlight the indications for this imaging technique and the&nbsp; patterns of its findings at Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">A cross-sectional review of one hundred and seventy-five reports of women referred to the Radiology department for HSG over a 3-year period; January 2012 -&nbsp; December 2014.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong>Results: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Infertility was by far the most common indication for undergoing an HSG; as seen in&nbsp; 145 (82%) of the women studied. Secondary infertility was the predominant type of infertility accounting for 127 (87.6%) of all cases of infertility for HSG. While nearly half of all HSG&nbsp; records, 79 (45.4%) showed tubal blockage, four-fifths (80.4%) had abnormal-sized uterus.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">HSGs done at DELSUTH showed a wide array of findings. Infertility was the&nbsp; most common indication for referral as was the case in many similar studies from developing&nbsp; countries. Tubal blockage and abnormal uterine size were the most common findings and&nbsp; although suspected uterine anomaly was the indication for over a tenth of the referrals, there&nbsp; was no case of congenital anomaly detected among the patients in this three-year review.&nbsp;</span></p> ER -