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The right way to do a HSG
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The problem is that most X-ray clinics do a very poor job at taking a
HSG , because they try to cut corners. Many radiologists are not comfortable doing a vaginal examination, and are quite clumsy at performing the
HSG. Even worse, they only take 2-3 films, and don't bother to take a delayed film, which means it becomes very hard to interpret the images correctly. And because it's such a painful procedure, we don't want to repeat it again !
Also, please understand the limitations of a
HSG. We can make out if the tubes are open, but we cannot determine if they are working properly or not. Similarly, we cannot determine if there are adhesions outside the tubes - and we shouldn't be trying to guess either !
Authored by : Dr Aniruddha Malpani, MD and reviewed by Dr Anjali Malpani.
