Tubal Catheterisation for Tubal Infertility
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Pregnancy rates in women who undergo laparoscopy-guided hysteroscopic fallopian tube catheterisation
IRAS ID
174284
Contact name
Lynne Robinson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Birmingham Womens NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Fallopian tube blockage is the cause of infertility in 25% of women suffering with infertility. Approximately half of these women have blockage of the proximal end of the fallopian tube, near the womb. Tubal catheterisation is a surgical technique that aims to clear this blockage. The technique involves inserting a guide-wire through the womb cavity and then through the fallopian tube that is blocked. This is done under general anaesthetic and performed using an endoscope (small camera) inserted into the womb cavity. Unblocking the fallopian tube then allows sperm to be able to meet the egg released for the ovary in order for fertilisation to occur.
At the Birmingham Womens Hospital, we have been performing this procedure for the past 5 years. We wish to investigate the pregnancy outcomes for the women that underwent this procedure. We wish to do this by collecting data from their medical records and also by a structured telephone questionnaire. Outcomes measured will include the success of tubal catheterisation, complications of surgery, whether the woman achieved pregnancy and the methods and treatment required to achieve the pregnancy. If women did achieve pregnancy we will also collect information regarding the time required to conceive and finally the pregnancy outcome.
REC name
West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/WM/0199
Date of REC Opinion
25 Jul 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion