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.
Duffy
James M N
JM
The University of Manchester Medical School, Manchester, UK.
Ahmad
Gaity
G
Watson
Andrew J S
AJ
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