The volumetric capacity of the human nulliparous uterus
Abner I. Weisman, M.D.a,b
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(51)90028-2
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Abstract
A method of estimating the potential capacity of the human uterine cavity and Fallopian tubes is described, based on a fluoroscopic study of the quantity of radiopaque oil required to fill these organs in the nulliparous woman.
The average capacity of the normal uterus observed by the writer in 739 cases was 1.7 c.c. of oil, while the Fallopian tubes required an additional 1.0 to 1.5 c.c. of oil to outline the uterotubal tract completely. The inadvisability is pointed out of injecting excessive amounts of viscous radiopaque substance ( 8 to 12 c.c.) into the uterus for ordinary hysterosalpingographic procedures.
Realization that the uterine cavity of the virgin woman in its nongravid state is actually not a true cavity, but merely a potential slitlike space, should be of practical value in performing uterotubal tests.