{"paper_id":"f4437f31-41b1-4643-a937-dec6464afc9f","body_text":"Published April 30, 2024\n| Version v1\nJournal article\nOpen\nResults of hysterosalpingography in the exploration of female infertility in Niamey\nAuthors/Creators\n- 1. Faculty of Health Sciences, Abdou Moumouni Dioffo University of Niamey, Niamey, Niger.\n- 2. Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, General Reference Hospital, Niamey, Niger.\n- 3. Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, National Cancer Center, Niamey, Niger.\nDescription\nAims: Evaluate the contribution of hysterosalpingography in the exploration of female infertility in order to improve its management.\nMaterials and methods: This was a retrospective study from 07/24/2017 to 11/30/2020, and prospective from 12/15/2020 to 03/10/2021 at the Radiology department of the General Reference Hospital of Niamey collecting 223 patients referred for hysterosalpingography as part of the infertility assessment.\nResults: the average age was estimated at 28.9 ± 7 years with extremes of 15 and 47 years. The age group of 20 to 30 was the most represented with 53.8%. Patients were referred for primary and secondary infertility in 44.8% and 48% respectively. HSG was normal in 53.8% and pathological in 46.2%. Tubal pathologies were found in 44.7% represented by tubal obstruction in 100% of cases; a hydrosalpinx in 21.4%; and one case of tubal endometriosis (1.4%). Uterine pathologies were revealed in 32% of cases, dominated by fibromyomas and uterine polyps in 47.4% and 26.3% respectively.\nConclusion: In Africa, a childless couple is often subject to various pressures from the family as well as society. The birth of a child in a home is a source of joy, and contributes more or less to maintaining a certain stability and harmony in the household. On the other hand, infertility in a home is often a source of divorce and/or family disintegration. The exploration of infertility almost always involves HSG in our country and must however be accessible in order to better care for infertile women.\nFiles\nWJARR-2024-0858.pdf\nFiles\n(811.0 kB)\n| Name | Size | Download all |\n|---|---|---|\n|\nmd5:e3668bbf31ffcb68d43178dd26cd65e5\n|\n811.0 kB | Preview Download |","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}