Hofman PL

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
2024
Iodine and other factors associated with fertility outcome following oil-soluble contrast medium hysterosalpingography: a prospective cohort study.
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2024.1257888

ObjectiveTo examine factors associated with fertility following hysterosalpingography (HSG) using an oil-soluble contrast medium (OSCM).DesignIn a prospective cohort study on 196 women undergoing OSCM HSG, we showed that iodine excess was a…

other 2024
Ultrasound-guided Lipiodol® hysterosalpingography: A prospective study on pregnancy and complication rates
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/ajo.13794

BACKGROUND: Fluoroscopic hysterosalpingography (HSG) with Lipiodol® is safe and has a therapeutic effect on fertility: transient in endometriosis-related infertility and sustained in unexplained infertility. Ultrasound is replacing fluorosc…

2022
The SELFI Study: Iodine Excess and Thyroid Dysfunction in Women Undergoing Oil-Soluble Contrast Hysterosalpingography.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/clinem/dgac546

ContextHysterosalpingography (HSG) with oil-soluble contrast medium (OSCM) improves pregnancy rates. However, OSCM has high iodine content and long half-life, leading to potential iodine excess.ObjectiveThis work aimed to determine the patt…

other 2021
Iodine and fertility: do we know enough?
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa312

Iodine is a vital micronutrient and its importance in thyroid function is well established. However, abnormalities in iodine intake may also have other effects. In particular, iodine is taken up avidly by the ovary and endometrium. Iodine d…