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Table 2 Pathologic findings by hysteroscopy in infertility or sterility patients

From: How often does office hysteroscopy reveal pathology not previously noted on transvaginal ultrasound—a look at two typical reproductive endocrinology patient groups, including failed IVF–ET patients

Publication

Patient number

Normal uterine cavity

Septum

Endometrial polyp

Submucous myoma

Synechia

Abnormal uterine cavity (total)

Bordt et al. [2]

26

88.5%

ns

3.8%

7.6%

ns

11.5%

Hinckley et al. [3]

1,000

62%

0.5%

32%

3%

3%

38%

Berger-Menz et al. [4]

235

52.7%

ns

18.7%

3.4%

3.4%

47.3%

Nawroth et al. [8]

375

ns

2–3%

ns

ns

1.5–25%

10%

Shalev et al. [9]

74

71.6%

1.4%

9.6%

4.1%

13.7%

28.4%

Doldi et al. [11]

300

60%

ns

26%

ns

ns

40%

  1. ns not specified