Pain Relief for Office Hysteroscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing a Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation to Placebo | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility | ||
| Volume 29, Issue 1 - Serial Number 11106352, January 2025, Pages 107-115 PDF (259.46 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/egyfs.2025.409774 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hatem H. El-Gamal1; Rania G. El-skaan* 2; Ebtihal S.A. Al-Nomany1; Mortada E. Ahmed1 | ||
| 1Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: More research is needed to determine the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as a non-invasive pain control technique during office-based hysteroscopy. Objective: To assess the analgesic effects of transcuta-neous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in office hys-teroscopy procedures, as well as patient satisfaction with this intervention. Patients and Methods: The study included 120 female volunteers who underwent office hysteroscopy and were divided into two groups: TENS group (60 individuals) who got active TENS via a healthtronic alpha wave in-strument, and the Placebo group (60 participants) who re-ceived placebo TENS. Results: The study declared that both TENS and placebo groups reported equal degrees of pain during hysterosco-py, with no significant changes in pain severity pain (p = 0.11) or satisfaction ratings. The VAS score linked posi-tively with age and parity, but adversely with height and the Likert verbal scale. Conclusion: The TENS device does not significantly al-leviate the pain associated with office hysteroscopy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hysteroscopy; TENS; Pain | ||
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