We compared transvaginal sonography, sonohysterography, and diagnostic hysteroscopy in the evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding, Sixty-eight women 40 or older with abnormal uterine bleeding were assigned to undergo either transvaginal sonography or sonohysterography. All subjects then had diagnostic hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy. Patients with abnormal findings underwent operative hyst...

OBJECTIVE To compare the diagnostic performance of saline infusion sonohysterography (SIS), transvaginal ultrasound (TVS), and diagnostic hysteroscopy (DH) in the detection of endometrial lesions in symptomatic women. DESIGN Prospective, comparative study. SETTING Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of a tertiary academic hospital. PATIENT(S) A total of 105 consecutive women presenting i...

BACKGROUND AUB is a common cause of women's referring to gynecologists. Although hysteroscopy is known as the gold standard technique for diagnosing the cause of AUB, sonohysterography is less invasive, and it is performed by general gynecologists. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of sonohysterography compared to the results of the endometrial biopsy, guided ...

Tuboperitoneal factors are responsible for about 30 to 40% of female infertility. The incidence of tubal disease in infertility varies from country to country. In India it has been estimated to be about 40%.1 The prevalence of pelvic inflammatory disease and genital tract tuberculosis are common in our country and hence the incidence of tubal factor in infertile women is high.2 There are variou...

Content · Introduction · TVS 2D-Grey Scale Imaging · TVS Colour Doppler Imaging · TVS 3D (Volumetric) Imaging · TVS 3D Saline Infusion Sonohysterography · TVS “Fly Thru” Imaging · TVS Real Time Elastography · Summary Introduction Transvaginal ultrasound scanning (TVS) is now established as the principle technique for imaging of the female pelvic organs and early pregnancy. It is regarded as saf...