Kinshasa, April 28th, 2025 (CPA) –Around twenty (20) doctors from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), were trained at a conference on Saturday in the use of ultrasound in the era of ‘HYFOSY’, a new medical technique to treat infertility in women. ‘I was invited to lead this conference, which was specifically about a new American medical technology for women suffering from infertility called HYFOSY (Hystero Salpingo Foam Sonography), which allows you to examine a woman’s fallopian tubes in a doctor’s surgery,’ said Dr Polydore Massamba, an obstetrician and gynaecologist. ‘All you need is a kit and a portable ultrasound unit. It’s an examination that can be carried out even in a remote corner,’ he added. He pointed out that this technique can only be used for women in their childbearing years. ‘When a woman is in her childbearing years but is unable to have children, the doctor in charge needs to know where the blockage is to determine whether or not the tubes are permeable,’ he explained. He pointed out that this technique is currently used in the United States, and Congolese doctors are expected to be familiar with it in order to meet international medical standards. Several conferences on the subject will be organized in Kinshasa to raise awareness of this practice, which represents a revolutionary advance in gynaecology and fertility. Dr. Charonne Miwidiku, a member of the Imhotep Foundation, pointed out that the rate of infertility in the DRC is rizing all the time, and that healthcare staff need to be trained in international medical standards if they are to treat patients properly. ‘The conference also discussed the benefits of obstetric ultrasound, from pregnancy to childbirth, and its role in the management of women’s illnesses, especially Hyfosy’, he said. As for Dr Denis Matanda, coordinator of the Imhotep Foundation, this technique is crucial for both patients and doctors. ‘Advances in medicine now make it possible to explore the causes of a patient’s infertility using less painful and less invasive methods’, he said.
For her part, Dr Esther Obang, who took part in the training course, noted that this technique is important because it helps women with infertility problems to be properly cared for, even in remote areas. ‘It’s additional information that’s just been added, and I need to look into it and get to grips with it,’ she said. The conference was organized by the Imhotep Foundation as a prelude to World Midwifery Day, celebrated every year on 5 May. The Imhotep Foundation is a non-profit organization working in the health sector with the vision of building a Congolese organization to serve public health.