ABSTRACT
Radionuclide imaging has a limited role in the assessment of the female reproductive system. Plain film radiography has no value in assessment of female reproductive disorders, although occasionally a plain radiograph taken for other reasons may show conditions such as calcified fibroid uterus or fat-containing dermoid ovarian tumours. Therapeutic angiography has an important role to play in female reproductive disease. Imaging is used to exclude anatomical problems with the reproductive organs and to evaluate mechanical obstruction of the fallopian tubes. Ultrasound is the most commonly used method of imaging the female pelvis, because there is no radiation risk to the reproductive organs or to a possible fetus. Uterine leiomyomas are the most common benign tumour of the female genital tract, affecting about 25% of women of reproductive age.
