ROLE OF ULTRASOUND IN SCREENING OF FEMALE INFERTILITY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Several potential causes of female infertility can be evaluated through sonography, a diagnostic medical procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of the inside of the body. A large proportion of women seeking gynecologic services are dealing with female infertility. This systematic review aimed to elaborate the sonography as a beneficial tool for determining female infertility and its leading risk factors. We performed a systematic review using sonography to evaluate the most common causes of infertility. From 2001 to 2020, a search was conducted through Google Scholar, PubMed, NCBI, and Medscape databases. A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet was used to tabulate the data. Data were analysed with SPSS version 24 software, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Sonography revealed that the following factors contributed to infertility in 12 studies: polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), 44.9%; fibroids, 43.6%; endometriosis, 33.3%; polyps, 29.5%; adhesions, 29.5%, pelvic inflammatory disease, 23.1%; ovarian cysts, 23.1%; congenital anomalies, 20.5%; and adenomyosis, 11.5%. With sonography, PCOS is the most common cause of infertility, while adenomyosis is the least common cause.