The aim of our study is to determine the efficacy of oral diclofenac potassium with or without vaginal dinoprostone prior to hysterosalpingography in primarily infertile patients on the pain scores during HSG.
hysterosalpingography is a diagnosis procedure in the evaluation of infertile women and considered to be the traditional and the gold standard in the assessment of the patency of the fallopian tubes. The major disadvantage of hysterosalpingography is pain. In a study reported the patients complained of moderate to severe pain during the procedure. It is reported that some patients undergoing hysterosalpingography was more stressful and anxiety and effect on pain scores.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
200
patients will have of oral diclofenac potassium 60 minutes before the procedure plus one tablets of vaginal dinoprostone (6 mg) 6 hours prior to the procedure by the patient
patients will have of oral diclofenac potassium 60 minutes before the procedure plus one tablets of vaginal placebo 6 hours prior to the procedure by the patient
Aswan University Hospital
Aswān, Egypt
Mean pain score during hysterosalpigography by visual analog scale
pain during hysterosalpigography assessed by the visual analog scale from 0=no pain to 10 = the worst pain imaginable
Time frame: 15 minutes
Intensity of pain
Pain intensity will be assessed by visual analogue scale 30 minutes after the procedure.visual analogue scale ranging from 0 to 10
Time frame: 30 minutes after the procedure
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