title: Evaluation of the functional status of the fallopian tubes in unexplained infertility with radionuclide hysterosalpingography.
abstract: The functional status of the Fallopian tubes in patients with unexplained infertility (UI) was evaluated with radionuclide hysterosalpinography (RN-HSG). The rate of bilateral tubal occlusion with RN-HSG in women with UI (3/18 = 16.7%) was considerably higher than in a group of fertile and male-infertile women (0/28 = 0%), implying that a number of cases with UI might be associated with functional rather than anatomical tubal defects. RN-HSG is a simple, innocuous and potentially useful method for assessing functional tubal occlusion, and it might give a better understanding of the functional status of the tubes in UI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hacettepe, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gürgan
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kişnişçi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yarali
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Develíoğlu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeyneloğlu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aksu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Caner
mesh_terms: D005186:Fallopian Tube Patency Tests / Q000379:methods; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008863:Microspheres; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
chemical_list: D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin