title: Hysterosalpingographic findings in infertile women: a seven year review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the hysterosalpingographic (HSG) findings in women investigated for infertility in a tertiary center in north eastern Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective review of HSG films of 272 women investigated for infertility between January 2000 and December 2006 were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and thirty (47.8%) were investigated for primary infertility, while 142 (52.2%) were investigated for secondary infertility. Most of the women investigated for infertility by HSG had abnormal findings 192(70.6%). The most common pathology revealed among the infertile women was tuboperitoneal factor in 196 (72.1%) followed by uterine synechia in 35(12.9%). Seventeen (6.3%) had bilateral tubal block and 5 (1.8%) had bicornuate uterus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HSG is helpful in the investigation of infertile women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. mbbukar07@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bukar
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mustapha
authors.forename: U I
authors.initials: UI
authors.lastname: Takai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tahir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006175:Gynatresia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D015994:Incidence; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult