Why can't you have sex before angiography?

Nowadays, many women suffer from infertility, which will have a certain impact on their daily lives. If you want to treat it, you need to understand the cause of the infertility first so that you can prescribe the right medicine. If infertility is caused by fallopian tube blockage, it can be treated with hysterosalpingography. However, there are some precautions before the procedure, one of which is that you cannot have sex before the procedure. So why can't you have sex before the procedure? What are the consequences of having sex?

Hysterosalpingography is a method of examination in which contrast agents are injected into the uterine cavity and fallopian tubes via a catheter, and X-ray fluoroscopy and radiography are performed using an X-ray diagnostic device. The unobstructed nature of the fallopian tubes, the site of obstruction, and the morphology of the uterine cavity are determined by the development of the contrast agents in the fallopian tubes and pelvic cavity. It is the "gold standard" for diagnosing the unobstructed nature of the fallopian tubes, and can play the role of tubal hydrotubation therapy. It is irreplaceable by ultrasound, CT, MRI, hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, fallopian tube endoscopy, etc. The examination should be performed within 3 to 7 days after the end of menstruation. Bathing and sexual intercourse are prohibited 2 days before the examination and for two weeks after the examination, otherwise the transaction may cause infection. Antibiotics may be given as appropriate to prevent infection. It is best to use contraception for three months to reduce the possible impact of X-ray exposure.

Generally, you should not have sex three days before the angiography, mainly to prevent the occurrence of inflammation. However, even if you have sex, there is no big problem. As long as the disinfection is strict, it generally will not cause infection. However, you must pay attention after the angiography, because hysterosalpingography is an imaging examination. Contrast agent is injected into the uterine cavity through a catheter, and then the contrast agent flows to the fallopian tube through the uterine cavity. Then, the fallopian tube, an extremely thin muscular tube located in the abdominal cavity, is shown very clearly under X-ray. It can not only clearly show the patency of the entire fallopian tube, but also very clearly show the location and nature of the fallopian tube blockage, which plays a definitive role in guiding the treatment of fallopian tube diseases.

It can not only confirm the location of fallopian tube obstruction, but also determine the nature of the fallopian tube obstruction and whether there is any deformity in the size and shape of the uterus. It is the preferred examination method for checking whether the fallopian tubes are unobstructed. Contrast imaging will cause certain stimulation to the endometrium and cause spotting. This situation usually does not last more than 7 days. Some patients think that they are clean and sleep with the patient, which makes it very easy to get infected. If the inflammation after infection easily enters the fallopian tube, the unobstructed fallopian tube will cause inflammatory obstruction. Therefore, you must stay in bed for 14 days after contrast imaging to avoid contrast infection.