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- noun An
X-ray image taken duringhysterosalpingography
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- noun X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages)
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If you suspect you may have developed scar tissue as a result of a past infection, talk to your doctor about a simple procedure known as a hysterosalpingogram, a special X-ray of your uterus and fallopian tubes, described in Chapter 17.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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HSG - that's short for hysterosalpingogram, a study in which dye is injected through the uterus into the fallopian tubes to see if they are blocked or open.
Treating Infertility by Flushing the Tubes aka TBTAM 2008
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I had routine blood work done, and had a hysterosalpingogram—a procedure in which dye is injected into the Fallopian tubes and an X-ray is performed while the dye is “clamped” inside.
Misconception Paul 2010
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I had routine blood work done, and had a hysterosalpingogram—a procedure in which dye is injected into the Fallopian tubes and an X-ray is performed while the dye is “clamped” inside.
Misconception Paul 2010
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I had blood draws, vaginal ultrasounds, cyst aspirations, a hysterosalpingogram, and many other tests.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More Jack Canfield 2009
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I had blood draws, vaginal ultrasounds, cyst aspirations, a hysterosalpingogram, and many other tests.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More Jack Canfield 2009
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Such scarring can sometimes be seen with a hysterosalpingogram, an X-ray of the uterus and fallopian tubes.
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They can get into the body during sexual contact with an infected man or woman* and also during miscarriage, childbirth, abortion, or other procedures involving the uterus, such as endometrial biopsy, hysterosalpingogram X ray of the reproductive tract, IUD insertion, or donor insemination.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Furthermore, diagnostic procedures themselves sometimes result in success—as when, for example, the hysterosalpingogram clears your tubes.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Friday I was scheduled to have one such test, an HSG (hysterosalpingogram {I bet that helps, doesn't it?}) done.
windylady Diary Entry windylady 2005
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