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.