There is an alternative to a hysteroscopy which includes an endometrial biopsy as well as Saline Infusion Sonohysterography and a transvaginal ultrasound.
For therapeutic needs, vacuum aspiration, dilation and curettage or medical management IUDs and medication are also common alternatives.
An endometrial biopsy is an office ed procedure that takes a tissue sample of your uterine lining and is often considered the first choice diagnostic tool, due to lower cost and also high convenience.
Saline Infusion Sonohysterography involves injecting saline into your uterus during an ultrasound to provide clear images of your uterine cavity, and it offers similar diagnostic value to hysteroscopy for finding of polyps or fibroids.
Transvaginal Ultrasound is a highly sensitive and non invasive method of measuring your uterine lining thickness and detecting structural abnormalities like polyps or fibroids.
Dilation and Curettage is a surgical procedure to scrape your uterine lining and is used to remove polyps, fibroids or retained tissue like after a miscarriage.
At a pre-op appointment for hysteroscopy, a medical history review as well as a physical and pelvic exam will be done and you may need to sign some finalizing consent forms to ensure that you're healthy enough for the hysteroscopy procedure.
Your doctor will also review any medication changes, especially if you're on blood thinners and discuss anesthesia with you and provide fasting instructions and have you arrange for a driver to drive you home from the hysteroscopy appointment.
At the pre-op appointment for the hysteroscopy, the doctor will review your medical history, including any possible allergies like iodine, latex, medications or bleeding disorders and do a pelvic exam or even a pregnancy test might be performed.
Your doctor may also give you some medicine to take before the hysteroscopy to help open your cervix and the medicine may be placed in your vagina or it might be taken as a pill.
The hysteroscopy process involves the surgeon passing the hysteroscope through your cervix, injecting liquid or gas to expand your uterus for better viewing.
Getting the biopsy results back from a hysteroscopy takes around 1 to 6 weeks.
Many people who have had a hysteroscopy get the biopsy results back from the hysteroscopy within 1 to 2 weeks.
Although it can sometimes take 4 to 6 weeks to get the results back from the laboratory analysis after a hysteroscopy.
The time it takes to get the biopsy results back after a hysteroscopy can also depend on the complexity of the sample of the biopsy and the specific laboratory's turnaround time.
Some results of a biopsy after a hysteroscopy are ready for the patient within a few days, but some biopsy results from the hysteroscopy takes 1 to 2 weeks and is common and some cases can take as long as 6 weeks.
Results of the biopsy after the hysteroscopy are often sent to your doctor, and your doctor will then contact you by phone or letter or a follow up appointment to let you know the results of the hysteroscopy biopsy.
The hysteroscopy takes around 15 minutes and is often done as a follow up if an ultrasound or a Pap test shows something unusual.
A hysteroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows doctors to examine and treat the inside of your uterus (womb) using a thin, lighted camera called a hysteroscope that is inserted through your cervix.
The hysteroscopy diagnoses and or treats issues like polyps, abnormal bleeding, fibroids, or adhesions and often takes a few minutes.
Most patients who have a hysteroscopy procedure done return to their normal activities within 1 to 2 days.
A hysteroscopy is both a diagnostic and operative tool and procedure.
The hysteroscopy is done to evaluate abnormal uterine bleeding, infertility, repeated miscarriages or abnormal Pap smear results.
And the hysteroscopy removes fibroids, polyps, intrauterine devices or IUDs or scar tissue and also performs endometrial ablation.
The hysteroscopy process involves the surgeon passing the hysteroscope through your cervix, injecting liquid or gas to expand your uterus for better viewing.
The hysteroscopy can be done in office with local anesthesia or in a surgical center under general anesthesia or regional anesthesia.