HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY AND HYSTEROSCOPY IN FEMALE INFERTILITY

A total of 323 women of reproductive age (19-40 years) were submitted to a complete investigation of infertility routinely including hystero salpingography and hysteroscopy. In 177 cases (54.7%) no pathological conditions were found by either of the applied methods, while in 65 ca ses (20.1%) similar abnormalities were observed by hysterosalpingograp hy and hysteroscopy with a global correlation of 74.8%. Hysterosalping ography also presented false positive results in 11.7% and false negat ive ones in 13.3% of all the studied cases. In conclusion, the combine d use of these techniques in infertility investigation gives complete and accurate information about the uterine cavity, despite the disadva ntages of hysterosalpingography due to false positive and false negati ve results.