Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Hysterosalpingo-lidocaine-foam Sonography Versus Hysterosalpingography in Tubal Patency Assessment to the Gold Standard of Laparoscopy and Dye Testing

Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Hysterosalpingo-lidocaine-foam Sonography Versus Hysterosalpingography in Tubal Patency Assessment to the Gold Standard of Laparoscopy and Dye Testing

This is a cross-sectional study that compares the diagnostic accuracy of Hysterosalpingo-lidocaine-foam sonography combined with power doppler (HyLiFoSy-PD) in the assessment of tubal patency, with the diagnostic accuracy of hysterosalpingogram (HSG), and to the gold standard of laparoscopy and dye testing.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age group (18-40)
2. Informed signed Written consent.
3. Scheduled for LDT as a part of their infertility management
4. Have undergone HSG in the previous 5 years with the availability of good-quality HSG images.
5. No incident factors that might have affected the tubal status after she underwent HSG within the previous 5 years, such as ; abdominal surgery or laparoscopy, pelvic inflammatory disease, smoking, and intrauterine device insertion.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. LDT scheduled for a therapeutic purpose due to a known tubal or ovarian pathology
2. Lack of good-quality HSG images.
3. Withdrawal of consent.
4. Using contraception
5. Women outside reproductive age
6. Known allergy to lidocaine
7. Active pelvic inflammatory disease
8. Undiagnosed genital tract bleeding.
9. Evident tubal pathology (such as hydrosalpinx) or pregnancy diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasound (TV-US) prior to performing HyLiFoSy-PD 10- Incident factors that might have affected the tubal status after she underwent HSG within the previous 5 years, such as ; abdominal surgery or laparoscopy, pelvic inflammatory disease, smoking, and intrauterine device insertion.