Table 4.
Detection of fallopian tubes and ovaries as a function of age.
| Visualization condition | n | Age (years), n (%) | Grouping | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25–40 | 41–50 | 51–60 | 61–74 | ≥75 | |||
| Total women examined for fallopian tubes | 549 | 8 (1.5) | 16 (2.9) | 162 (29.5) | 308 (56.1) | 55 (10) | |
| Women with no fallopian tubes visualized | 125 | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 22 (17.6) | 76 (60.8) | 25 (20) | F1 |
| Women with no ovaries visualized | 95 | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | 16 (16.8) | 57 (60) | 20 (21.1) | O1 |
| Examinations with no ovaries visualized | 15,248 | 173 (1.1) | 1166 (7.6) | 5097 (33.4) | 6584 (43.2) | 2228 (14.6) | |
| Women with only one fallopian tube visualized | 172 | 2 (1.2) | 5 (2.9) | 64 (37.2) | 84 (48.8) | 17 (9.9) | |
| Women with only one ovary visualized | 105 | 0 | 1 (1) | 27 (25.7) | 64 (61) | 13 (12.4) | |
| Examinations with only one ovary visualized† | 19,266 | 302 (1.6) | 1717 (8.9) | 6979 (36.2) | 8024 (41.6) | 2244 (11.6) | |
| Women with one or two fallopian tubes visualized | 424 | 7 (1.7) | 15 (3.5) | 140 (33) | 232 (54.7) | 30 (7.1) | F2 |
| Women with one or two ovaries visualized | 454 | 7 (1.5) | 15 (3.3) | 146 (32.2) | 251 (55.3) | 35 (7.7) | O2 |
| Examinations with one or two ovaries visualized† | 80,852 | 2951 (3.6) | 9097 (11.3) | 29,594 (36.6) | 30,441 (37.7) | 8769 (10.8) | |
| Women with both fallopian tubes visualized | 252 | 5 (2) | 10 (4) | 76 (30.2) | 148 (58.7) | 13 (5.2) | F3 |
| Women with both ovaries visualized | 349 | 7 (2) | 14 (4) | 119 (34.1) | 187 (53.6) | 22 (6.3) | O3 |
| Examinations with both ovaries visualized† | 61,586 | 2649 (4.3) | 7380 (12) | 22,615 (36.7) | 22,417 (36.4) | 6525 (10.6) | |
F1 vs F3: p < 0.0001; O1 vs 03 p < 0.0001;
F1 vs 01: p = 0.998; F2 vs O2 p = 0.994;F3 vs O3 p = 0.786;
F1 vs F2: p < 0.0001;O1 vs O3: p < 0.001.
†
Total population set examinations reflect repeat examination results.