Hysteroscopy

Explanation

Hysteroscopy is a procedure that uses a thin camera instrument to look inside the uterus.

What can hysteroscopy examine?

The cervix is the lower part of the uterus at the top of the vagina. During hysteroscopy, a thin instrument with a camera passes through the vagina and cervix to view the inside of the uterus. It can help investigate problems such as unusual uterine bleeding or an abnormal finding seen on another test.

Can anything else be done during the procedure?

Depending on the reason for the procedure, a clinician may take a tissue sample, called a biopsy, or remove a growth such as a polyp. What the camera shows and what a laboratory finds in a tissue sample are separate results. Hysteroscopy examines the uterine cavity; it does not provide a complete view of every part of the reproductive system.

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