Table 1 Pubmed search strategy (results from 14th November, 2012)

#1

Fallopian Tube Patency Tests [Mesh] OR Hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography [tiab] OR “Hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography” [tiab] OR “Hysterosalpingo contrast sonography” [tiab] OR Hysterosalpingo-contrast-ultrasonography [tiab] OR “Hysterosalpingo-contrast ultrasonography” [tiab] OR “Hysterosalpingo contrast ultrasonography” [tiab] OR Hysterosalpingo-foam-sonography [tiab] OR “Hysterosalpingo-foam sonography” [tiab] OR “Hysterosalpingo foam sonography” [tiab] OR Hysterosalpingosonography [tiab] OR Hysterosonosalpingography [tiab] OR Sonohysterosalpingography [tiab] OR HyCoSy [tiab] OR HyFoSy [tiab] OR Sono-HSG [tiab] OR SonoHSG [tiab] OR “Sono HSG” [tiab] OR Ultrasonography [Mesh] OR *Ultrasound* [tiab] OR *Sonogra* [tiab] OR *Ultrason* [tiab] OR *Echograph* [tiab]

387435

#2

Fallopian tube diseases [Mesh] OR ((Fallopian tubes [Mesh] OR Tubal [tiab] OR tube [tiab] OR tubes [tiab]) AND (patenc* [tiab] OR block* [tiab] OR occlusi* [tiab] OR obstructi* [tiab] OR damage* [tiab])

15021

#3

Animals [Mesh] NOT Humans [Mesh]

3728027

#4

#1 AND #2 AND #3

962