The role of transvaginal ultrasonography in the detection of pelvic pathologies in the infertility workup

Human Reproduction
F UbaldiP Devroey

Abstract

To assess the efficiency of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) in the screening of pelvic pathologies in the initial workup of infertile women, we carried out a prospective comparison of sonographic diagnosis with laparoscopic and pathological findings. Between February 1994 and April 1995, 133 premenopausal non-pregnant women underwent TVUS on the day before laparoscopy. The efficiency of TVUS in detecting pelvic pathologies was 90.2% with a sensitivity of 86.2%, a specificity of 97.8% and positive and negative predictive values of 98.6 and 78.8% respectively. If the six false-negative cases with a histological diagnosis of minimal endometriosis were defined as 'normal pelvis', sensitivity and specificity could be corrected to 92.5 and 98.6% respectively. Endometriomas were diagnosed by TVUS with an efficiency of 96.4%, with a sensitivity and a specificity of 90 and 96.7 % and with positive and negative predictive values of 75 and 99.1% respectively. The sensitivity of vaginal sonographic characterization of pelvic adhesions was 61.1% with a specificity and positive predictive value of 98.2 and 84.6%. The negative predictive value of TVUS was 94.1%. These data suggest that it is not possible to characterize pelvic adhesions, ...Continue Reading

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