Table I.
Baseline characteristics.
| Characteristic | All women (N = 1026) |
Discordant results
management based on HyFoSy (n = 54) |
Discordant results
management based on HSG (n = 51) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 33.0 (30.0–36.0) | 33.0 (29.0–36.3) | 32.0 (29.0–36.0) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 (21.0–26.6)a | 24.2 (21.4–27.9)b | 24.3 (21.3–27.5)b |
| Current smoker | 128/1008 (13)c | 13 (24) | 6 (12) |
| Ethnicityd | |||
| Caucasian | 830 (81) | 42 (78) | 42 (82) |
| Other | 139 (14) | 12 (22) | 8 (16) |
| Unknown | 57 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Duration infertility (months) | 19.0 (15.0–26.2) | 20.0 (14.8–24.0) | 21.0 (16.7–36.3) |
| Primary infertility | 683 (67) | 34 (63) | 30 (59) |
| Duration of menstrual cycle (days) | 28.0 (28.0–30.0)e | 28.0 (28.0–30.0) | 30.0 (28.0–31.0) |
| High risk of tubal pathologyf | 135/888 (15)g | 11/50 (22)h | 10/47 (21)h |
| Total motile sperm count in male partner | 54.8 (22.0–122.0)i | 47.5 (12.0–89.8)j | 49.0 (13.3–112.3)j |
Data are medians (IQRs) or n (%), unless otherwise indicated; N is equal to the total number of women, unless otherwise indicated.
Data on BMI were available for 999 women.
Data on BMI were available for 53 versus 49 women.
Data on maternal smoking were available for 1008 women.
Reported by clinicians.
Data on duration of menstrual cycle were available for 1022 women.
Defined as positive Chlamydia Antibody titre, symptomatic Chlamydia infection (pelvic inflammatory disease) in the past, ectopic pregnancy or unilateral tubectomy in the past, ruptured appendicitis or peritonitis in the past, or pelvic surgery in the past.
Data on the risk of tubal pathology were available for 888 women.
Data on the risk of tubal pathology were available for 50 versus 47 women.
Data on total motile sperm count were available for 995 men.
Data on total motile sperm count were available for 54 versus 48 men.
HyFoSy, hysterosalpingo-foam sonography; HSG, hysterosalpingography.