Histerosalpingografide Kullanılan İyotlu Kontrast Maddenin Vücut Sıcaklığında ya da Oda Sıcaklığında Uygulanmasının Vizüel Analog Skala Skorlarına Etkisi

Aim: To compare pain scores of infertile patients during and after hysterosalpingography (HSG) procedure using visual analoge scale (VAS) between cold and warm contrast medium and to investigate whether using warm contrast can alter spontaneous pregnancy rate. Materials and Methods: Prospective randomized study between March-September 2017. Primary infertile patients undergoing HSG procedure. Patients’ age, body mass index (BMI), history of previous surgery, duration of infertility and pain levels during the most painful menstrual period were recorded. The pain severity was questioned during and at the 30th minute after the procedure using VAS. While patients who underwent HSG using a contrast medium at body temperature 37 °C were defined as warm group(n:55), patients who underwent HSG using a contrast medium at room temperature 23 °C were defined as cold group (n:55). Results: There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of age, BMI, duration of infertility, previous surgery and VAS during menstruation. The mean duration of HSG of warm group patients was significantly lower(p=0.001). Warm group patients’ mean VAS score during and 30 minutes after HSG were significantly lower than in the control group ( 5.3±4.2 vs 7.5±2.0), (1.1±0.9 vs 2.4±1.4), respectively. While severe pain percentage during HSG in warm group was 25.5%, it was 66.7% in the control group. In logistic regression analysis, warm and cold groups were only found as significant related factors for severe pain felt during procedure (p