Danah Kamphuis, Rik van Eekelen, Nienke van Welie, Kim Dreyer, Joukje van Rijswijk, Machiel H A van Hooff, Jan Peter de Bruin, Harold R Verhoeve, Femke Mol, Wilhelmina M van Baal, Maaike A F Traas, Arno M van Peperstraten, Arentje P Manger, Judith Gianotten, Cornelia H de Koning, Aafke M H Koning, Neriman Bayram, David P van der Ham, Francisca P J M Vrouenraets, Michaela Kalafusova, Bob I G van de Laar, Jeroen Kaijser, Arjon F Lambeek, Wouter J Meijer, Frank J M Broekmans, Olivier Valkenburg, Lucy F van der Voet, Jeroen van Disseldorp, Marieke J Lambers, Rachel Tros, Cornelis B Lambalk, Jaap Stoker, Madelon van Wely, Patrick M M Bossuyt, Ben Willem J Mol, Velja Mijatovic
STUDY QUESTION: What are the costs and effects of tubal patency testing by hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) compared to hysterosalpingography (HSG) in infertile women during the fertility work-up? SUMMARY ANSWER: During the fertility work-up, clinical management based on the test results of HyFoSy leads to slightly lower, though not statistically significant, live birth rates, at lower costs, compared to management based on HSG results. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Traditionally, tubal patency testing during the fertility work-up is performed by HSG...
April 10, 2024: Human Reproduction