Multicentre randomized study suggests oil-based hysterosalpingography may be therapeutic rather than only diagnostic.

The article offers information on the importance of hysterosalpingography, x-ray examination of a woman's uterus and fallopian tubes. Topics discussed include information on the testing of tubal patency with an oily medium may flush debris and dislodge mucus plugs from undamaged fallopian tubes; discussions on the role of therapeutic effect of therapeutic embolization; and the comparison between lipiodol and water-based contrast material used in hysterosalpingography.