Evaluation of Pain During Hysterosalpingography With The Use Of Balloon Catheter Versus Metal Cannula

The aim of this study is to compare the metal cannula routinely used in our clinical practice with intrauterine hysterosalpingography catheter as a probable alternative device in a prospective, single-blinded, randomized study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women aged between 18-47 years,
• applying for basic infertility evaluation to the Reproductive Endocrinology unit

Exclusion Criteria:

• The patients with a known hypersensitivity to iodine or radio-opaque contrast dye,
• vaginal bleeding,
• genital malignancy and
• any sign of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) were excluded