Pnm-20: Applications of Hysterosalpingography in The Investigation of Female Infertility (Instruction for Midwives)

Background To introduce the application of hysterosalpingography in the investigation of female infertility for midwives. MaterialsAndMethods s:344:"A review was performed within articles published at “PubMed”, “Elsevier”, "Google Scholar", "EBSCO", original text books and etc. to reach the aim. Lots of unique high-quality hysterosalpingograms were provided in this article, using the archive of infertile patients referred to imaging department of Royan institute, Tehran, Iran.";Results Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is a contrast enhanced fluoroscopic and flat plate investigation of the endometrial cavity and fallopian tubes which is widely used to evaluate infertile women. As a reliable simple out-patient and cost-effective method, HSG can reduce the indications for diagnostic hysteroscopy/laparoscopy and plays a significant role in infertility workup. Thus, every midwife working at infertility treatment centers needs to be aware of its application. In this article we discussed the instruction of HSG, advantages & disadvantages of which in infertility workup for midwives. Besides, we provided several hysterosalpingograms taken from infertile women to introduce abnormalities found by HSG. Conclusion Hysterosalpingography is a reliable approach that helps Midwives and Obstetricians to evaluate female infertility. So every midwife needs to learn about it.