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Limited availability of the previously used contrast has led to the introduction of a foam contrast agent as an alternative.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>To assess the tolerability, safety and occurrence of pregnancy post\u2010procedure of hysterosalpingo\u2010foam sonography (HyFoSy).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective cohort study of women who had a HyFoSy at Queensland Ultrasound for Women from March 2013 to February 2015. A questionnaire was sent to their referring doctor to identify any complications or subsequent pregnancies with or without artificial reproductive technology (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ART<\/jats:styled-content>) within six months of the HyFoSy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 200 women, four cases were abandoned due to difficulty introducing the intracervical catheter, severe discomfort or a vasovagal episode. Response from referring doctors for 155 women reported no post\u2010procedural complication. One hundred and eleven women were followed up for at least six months. Twenty\u2010four out of 59 women (40.7%) who had <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ART<\/jats:styled-content> and 24 out of 52 women (46.2%) who did not have <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ART<\/jats:styled-content> conceived. Fifty percent of women who were nulligravida at the time of investigation, found to have at least one patent fallopian tube, whose partner had a normal semen analysis, spontaneously conceived within the time of follow up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>HyFoSy is well tolerated and safe. 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