Advantages

  • Less invasive: ExEm Foam enables an accurate diagnostic procedure without iodine, X-ray or laparoscopic surgery
  • More convenient: The ultrasound-based procedure can be performed in the gynecologist’s office
  • Used successfully: ExEm Foam has been successfully used in over 500,000 procedures worldwide

ExEm Foam is the only FDA-approved contrast agent for use with Trans Vaginal Ultrasound (TVUS), which can be performed in the privacy and comfort of the gynecologist’s office.

Studies suggest that, with proper imaging technique, hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) with ExEm Foam does not significantly differ from laparoscopy with dye and has the ability to achieve significantly higher accuracy than hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography with air or saline, making it an attractive new alternative for tubal patency assessment and diagnosis in women with known or suspected infertility.

How ExEm Foam works is simple: if the fallopian tubes are patent — or open — the foam will appear as a thin, bright white line in the ultrasound image, when visualized with ultrasound by your healthcare provider. If the bright line does not appear, the tubes might be occluded — or blocked.

After the procedure, the results can immediately be discussed with your physician in more detail and used to help plan the next steps in your fertility journey.