The use of oil-soluble contrast media for tubal flushing in infertility: A consensus statement from ACCEPT (Australasian CREI Consensus Expert Panel on Trial evidence)

Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2020 Oct;60(5):667-670. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13222. Epub 2020 Aug 9.

Abstract

Good evidence that oil-soluble contrast media (OSCM) enhances pregnancy rates when used to assess fallopian tube patency by hysterosalpingogram has prompted rapid clinical uptake by some fertility doctors and imaging specialists in Australia and New Zealand. The ACCEPT group met in July 2019 to develop a consensus document outlining the indications for and safe use of OSCM, to inform and guide clinicians interested in offering procedures using this media to couples with infertility.

Keywords: fallopian tube; hysterosalpingography; infertility; oil-based contrast media; pregnancy.

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Consensus
  • Contrast Media* / adverse effects
  • Fallopian Tubes
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterosalpingography
  • Infertility, Female / therapy
  • New Zealand
  • Pregnancy

Substances

  • Contrast Media