Imaging of Infertility, Part 1: Hysterosalpingograms to Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Authors

Bryce A. Merritt, Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Spencer C. Behr, Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Nadia J. Khati, The George Washington University Hospital

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

3-1-2020

Journal

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volume

58

Issue

2

DOI

10.1016/j.rcl.2019.10.010

Keywords

Fallopian tubes; Female infertility; Hysterosalpingogram; MR imaging; Müllerian duct anomalies; Ultrasound

Abstract

© 2019 Elsevier Inc. Infertility, or subfertility, is the inability to achieve a clinical pregnancy after a 1-year period of regular unprotected sexual intercourse in women younger than 35 and after 6 months in women older than 35. Although initial assessment involves a multitude of factors, including a detailed medical history, physical examination, semen analysis, and hormonal evaluation, diagnostic imaging of the female partner often plays an important role in establishing the etiology for infertility. This article provides an overview of the multimodality imaging assessment of female infertility and details the developmental and acquired pelvic abnormalities in which diagnostic imaging aids in evaluation.

APA Citation

Merritt, B., Behr, S., & Khati, N. (2020). Imaging of Infertility, Part 1: Hysterosalpingograms to Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Radiologic Clinics of North America, 58 (2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcl.2019.10.010