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ArticleArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2025

Comparative analysis of hysterosalpingography and hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography for assessing tubal patency in women with endometriosis-related infertility: a propensity score-matched study.

Wencai Tian, Baoli Xie, Feng Liang, Yingqin Huang, Qianwen Hu, Jiaxin Yu, Aiping Qin

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Article in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Comparison of the Application Value of 4-Dimensional Hysterosalpingo-Contrast Sonography and X-Ray Hysterosalpingography in Intrauterine Insemination.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026
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Wencai TianCenter of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Baoli XieCenter of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Feng LiangGynecology Department, The Reproductive Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Yingqin HuangCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Guangxi, Guangxi, 530021, China.
Qianwen HuCenter of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Jiaxin YuCenter of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Aiping QinCenter of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China. qinaiping@gxmu.edu.cn.

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purposeThis study aimed to compare the clinical pregnancy rates of hysterosalpingography (HSG) with water-based contrast and hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (HyCoSy) to investigate their impact on fertility outcomes in women with endometriosis-related infertility.

methodsThis retrospective study included 296 women with endometriosis-related infertility, aged 18-39, undergoing HSG or HyCoSy at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University (January 2020-June 2022). Propensity score matching was applied to balance demographic and clinical variables. Clinical pregnancy outcomes were compared between the groups.

resultsThe HSG group showed a higher clinical pregnancy rates compared to the HyCoSy group. Logistic regression demonstrated an odds ratio (OR) of 0.41 (95% CI 0.20-0.82, p < 0.001) for clinical pregnancy in the HyCoSy group compared to HSG. After propensity score matching, the OR was 0.37 (95% CI 0.18-0.75). Similar results were observed across multivariable and IPTW analyses, suggesting that HSG may be associated with better clinical pregnancy outcomes than HyCoSy.

conclusionHysterosalpingography (HSG) with water-based contrast appears to be associated with higher clinical pregnancy rates compared to HyCoSy in women with endometriosis-related infertility. This suggests that HSG may be a more favorable diagnostic method for optimizing fertility outcomes, though further research is needed to confirm these findings.

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EndometriosisFallopian TubesHysterosalpingographyInfertility, FemaleAdolescentAdultContrast MediaFallopian Tube Patency TestsFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy RatePropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesUltrasonographyYoung AdultContrast MediaEndometriosis-related infertilityFertility outcomesHysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (HyCoSy)Hysterosalpingography (HSG)Propensity score matching (PSM)

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PMCPMC12334426

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