Author/Authors :
Tansaz, Mojgan Department of Traditional Medicine - School of Traditional Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Keshavarz, Mansoor Department of Physiology - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Choopani , Rasool partment of Traditional Medicine - School of Traditional Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Mokaberinejad, Roshanak Department of Traditional Medicine - School of Traditional Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Bioos, Soodabeh Department of Traditional Medicine - School of Traditional Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Hashem-Dabaghian, Fattaneh Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Emtiazy, Majid Department of Iranian Traditional Medicine - School of Traditional Medicine - Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Ardakan, Iran , Sohrabvand, Farnaz Department of Infertility - Vali-e-Asr Hospital - Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
This study was designed to compare the findings of hysterosalpingography and “garlic test” to
assess the fallopian tubes and uterus for diagnosis of obstruction in internal female genital tract.
This survey was done using the database from 50 infertile women assessed for infertility both
via hysterosalpingography and garlic test. The concordance between the two tests was
evaluated using overall agreement percent and kappa coefficient. The sensitivity and specificity
for garlic test were 56% and 75%, respectively, with 60% positive and 72% negative predictive
values. The concordance between the two assays was 67.5% with a corresponding coefficient of
31%. Thus, it seems that garlic test is an easy, noninvasive and safe method. Specificity and
negative predictive value of garlic test is relatively suitable but its diagnostic sensitivity and
positive predictive value is not high. It can be repeated during infertility treatment for several
times and seems to have favorable compliance by the patient compared to hysterosalpingography.
Keywords :
Female infertility , Iranian traditional medicine , Avicenna , Hysterosalpingography , Garlic test
