ISSN 2347-954X (Print) A Comparative Study between Sonosalphingography and Laparoscopic Chromopertubation for Tubal Evaluation

Abstract: Infertility has not only been a source of personal misery, a cause of disgrace and divorce since ancients times but it continues to be a major medical and social problem even today. Tubal factor is constituted the largest single cause of infertility. Evaluation of tubal patency is important for comprehensive work up of infertile patients. To find out whether sonosalphingography, which is a less invasive method, can be used for assessment of tubal factor in cases of infertility initially instead of the invasive methods like hysterosalphingography and diagnostic laparoscopy with chromopertubation. A total of 40 patients infertility, attending our infertility clinic were studied and all underwent sonosalphingography and laparoscopic chromopertubation. Sonosalphingography was found to have a sensitivity of 86.6%, specificity of 80% positive predictive value of 92% and negative predictive value of 66% in the assessment of bilateral tubal patency. Sonosalphingography was found to have a Sensitivity of 80% Specificity of 94%, positive predictive value of 97% and negative predictive value of 66% in the assessment of bilateral tubal block. A Correlation was noted in the results of Sonosalphingography and Laparoscopy in 93 % cases