Lamari Ioanna, Xydias Emmanouil M, Tsakos Elias, Thanasas Ioannis, Ziogas Apostolos C
Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, GRC.
Research Department, EmbryoClinic IVF, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Cureus. 2023 Apr 16;15(4):e37640. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37640. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Fallopian tube pathology is a very common cause of infertility for multiple couples worldwide. Tubal patency assessment is considered a crucial component of initial infertility evaluation with several evaluation tests available, such as hysterosalpingography (HSG), hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (HyCoSy), and hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy), the latest tubal patency assessment, utilizing ultrasonography and a foam-based contrast agent. An additional side-benefit of these assessment tests is a fertility-enhancing effect, best studied with the application of HSG. In this report, we present a case of a 28-year-old woman with unexplained infertility who spontaneously conceived in the same menstrual cycle that the HyFoSy exam with ExEm foam (ExEm Foam Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, United States) was performed, without any additional fertility enhancement interventions.
输卵管病变是全球多对夫妇不孕不育的常见原因。输卵管通畅性评估被认为是初始不孕评估的关键组成部分，有多种评估测试方法可供选择，如子宫输卵管造影（HSG）、子宫输卵管超声造影（HyCoSy）和子宫输卵管泡沫超声造影（HyFoSy），后者是利用超声和基于泡沫的造影剂进行的最新输卵管通畅性评估。这些评估测试的另一个附带益处是具有促进生育的作用，这在HSG的应用中得到了最好的研究。在本报告中，我们介绍了一例28岁不明原因不孕的女性病例，该女性在接受使用ExEm泡沫（美国田纳西州纳什维尔市ExEm Foam公司）进行HyFoSy检查的同一个月经周期自然受孕，未采取任何额外的促进生育干预措施。
