Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 835-838 , September 2008

Use of gadolinium for hysterosalpingography in iodine allergic women: a case-control study

  • Melanie M. Belt, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Odessa, Texas
  • ,
  • George Rodenko, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Odessa Regional Hospital, Odessa, Texas
  • ,
  • Keisha Taylor, R.T.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Odessa Regional Hospital, Odessa, Texas
  • ,
  • Christopher Maguire, D.O.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Odessa, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationChristopher Maguire, D.O., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Permian Basin, Odessa TX (FAX: 432-335-5240).
  • ,
  • Sandra Bello, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • West Texas Reproductive Center, Odessa, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sandra Bello, M.D., West Texas Reproductive Center, 703 North Hancock Avenue, Odessa, TX 79761 (FAX: 432-580-7704).

Received 7 May 2006 ,Revised 12 February 2007 ,Accepted 12 February 2007.

References 

  1. Speroff L, Fritz MA. Clinical gynecologic endocrinology and infertility. 7th ed.. New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishing; 2005;
  2. Baramki TA. Hysterosalpingography. Fertil Steril. 2005;84:1595–1606
  3. DeCaro G, Ferraiolo A, Castelletti L, Anserini P, Gorlero F. Hysterosalpingography with gadolinium. Eur Radiol. 2005;15:1469–1471
  4. Noorhasan D, Heard MJ. Gadolinium radiologic contrast is a useful alternative for hysterosalpingography in patients with iodine allergy. Fertil Steril. 2005;84:1744
  5. Ose K, Doue T, Zen K, Hadase M, Sawada T, Azuma A. Gadolinium as an alternative to iodinated contrast media for x-ray angiography in patients with severe allergy. Circ J. 2005;69:507–509
  6. http://fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/gcca/qa.htm

PII: S0015-0282(07)00411-6

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.02.019

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 835-838 , September 2008