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Pregnancy outcomes after fallopian tube recanalization: Oil-based versus water-soluble contrast agents
Pregnancy outcomes after fallopian tube recanalization: Oil-based versus water-soluble contrast agents JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Pinto, A. B., Hovsepian, D. M., Wattanakumtornkul, S., Pilgram, T. K. 2003; 14 (1): 69-74Abstract
To determine the pregnancy outcomes in patients undergoing fallopian tube recanalization (FTR) with use of oil-based versus water-soluble contrast agents.Ninety-three patients with unilateral or bilateral proximal tubal occlusion confirmed by hysterosalpingography or laparoscopy underwent FTR with use of water-soluble contrast material alone (n = 50) or also had an oil-based agent injected into each tube after recanalization (n = 43). Pregnancy rates and outcomes of the two groups were studied retrospectively.With respect to differences between groups, only the body mass index proved to be a significant predictor (oil, 28.4; water, 24.7; P =.008). Mean age, duration of infertility, type of infertility, and initial diagnosis were comparable. There was a weak trend toward a higher pregnancy rate in the oil-based contrast material group, but it was not significant (P =.64). The average time to pregnancy was 4.4 months with use of oil-based contrast material, compared to 7.7 months with use of only water-soluble contrast material (P =.03).The use of an oil-based agent had little effect on the rate of conception, but time to conception was reduced by more than 3 months.
View details for DOI 10.1097/01.RVI.0000052293.26939.10
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