Are you an NHS radiographer? Quick question…

[Decaffe]

If you perform HSGs as part of fertility investigations, please could you tell me if NHS policy is to use a water-soluble or oil-soluble contrast medium?

Thank you ☺️

Hopeful bump!

DD is and does. She says they use water soluble and she’s never heard of Oiled based contrast.

Very large teaching hospital massive trust.

Thank you for checking with your DD @WutheringHeights66.

Apparently both options can provide an increase in fertility for up to three months after the procedure, but the oil-based option leads to rather higher fertility than the water-based option.

The NHS approved an oil-based medium a couple of years ago and so I wondered if my upcoming HSG was likely to be using it. The cost of oil is approx £2k compared to the approx £1k for the water option. Yes it is more expensive but seems much cheaper than IVF!

Ah well!

@Decaffe

Thank you for checking with your DD *@WutheringHeights66*.

Apparently both options can provide an increase in fertility for up to three months after the procedure, but the oil-based option leads to rather higher fertility than the water-based option.

The NHS approved an oil-based medium a couple of years ago and so I wondered if my upcoming HSG was likely to be using it. The cost of oil is approx £2k compared to the approx £1k for the water option. Yes it is more expensive but seems much cheaper than IVF!

Ah well!

Well I didn't understand either the question or the answer but I wish you all the best of luck with your treatment and I hope you get the expensive option!

Water based for our trust. Omnipaque. I don't do HSGs as part of my role now so not up to date but the last oil based one I heard of being used was for looking gall stones and and was phased out years ago! I'm old now

Do you know the name of the oil based one?