Table 2 Summary of studies regarding infertility investigations and hysteroscopy
From: Indications of diagnostic hysteroscopy, a brief review of the literature
Hysteroscopy in infertility | Summary of publication—Findings | Year of study | Number of women | Type of publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valle RF | Hysteroscopy before IVF more superior than HSG | 1980 | 142 | Observational |
Barati M et al. | There was a 38.8% positive finding in office hysteroscopy despite of normal TVS and HSG in infertile women. | 2009 | 107 | Observational |
Kumar et al. | Mentioned the significant role of HSG as a screening procedure but it must be supplemented by hysteroscopy although it is an observer-dependent technique. | 2003 | 60 | Observational retrospective |
Koskas et al. | Evaluated hysteroscopically 556 women incapable to conceive and found that first line office hysteroscopy for infertility shows abnormal findings ranged from 30% to more than 60% | 2010 | 556 | Clinical study |
Bosteels et al. | Removal of endometrial polyps doubles the pregnancy rate compared with diagnostic hysteroscopy and polyp biopsy in women who undergo IUI. Diagnostic hysteroscopy in the cycle preceding subsequent IVF attempt almost doubles the pregnancy rates | 2010 | 1,410 | Systemic review |
El-Toukhy et al. | Remarkable evidence of benefit from hysteroscopy in increasing the chance of pregnancy in a subsequent IVF cycle. | 2008 | 1,691 | Meta analysis |