Hysterosalpingogram: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- If your fallopian tube has a spasm. This may make a normal fallopian tube look blocked.
- If the doctor cannot put a catheter in the uterus.
This test is not done on women who are having their period, are pregnant, or have a pelvic infection.
| Last updated: | July 15, 2008 |
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| Author: | Sandy Jocoy, RN |
| Reviewed By: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine, Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Tracy Landauer |
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