Pain relief during hysterosalpingography: a national survey.
Hysterosalpingography is a part of the infertility workup and can be painful. We conducted a postal survey of Obstetric and Gynaecology departments in the UK to evaluate the current clinical practice regarding the methods used to provide pain relief during hysterosalpingography. A total of 166 questionnaires were sent and 104 responses were received. Hysterosalpingography was offered by 93.3% of respondents. Respondents reported a wide variation in clinical practice with regards to the timing and the nature of analgesia used. Interestingly, 38% of respondents did not use analgesia at all. This variation in clinical practice may reflect the sparsity of evidence contained within the literature.
The University of Manchester Medical School, Manchester, UK.
James M N
JM
Duffy
Gaity
G
Ahmad
Andrew J S
AJ
Watson
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid