Characterization of Infertility using Ultrasonography

Abstract

The aim of this study to characterize the fertility in women using ultrasound through the uterine blood flow indices and uterus dimension. The sample consisted of 100 women; 50 of them were infertile and the other 50 were fertile women taken as control group. The result of this study showed that there is a significant difference between the fertile and infertile women in case of the uterus length and size, the uterus width and blood flow indices showed inconclusive result. The relationship of blood flow indices to uterine dimension showed a significant linear association between the uterus length and PI and PSV for the infertile women. While it shows similar relationship with the uterus length and area, and PI and PSV (multiple regression). These relationships were reverse in case of the fertile and infertile. For the infertile group there is an inverse linear relationship between the PI and uterus length and direct linear relationship between the PSV and uterus length. In case of fertile group there is a direct linear relationship between the PI and the uterus length (and uterus size) and inverse linear relationship between the PSV and uterus length and uterus size.