hysteroscopy

[Guest guest]

Judith, you can discuss with him in detail just what he might expect

to find and what he might want to do as a result during the

hysteroscopy, and what you in turn feel comfortable with him doing

during the hysteroscopy. Polpys are very simple to remove and I

personally would feel comfortable with a doctor removing them right

away and not subjecting me to another procedure.

I haven't had a hysteroscopy at all, but I did have an endometrial

biopsy done in-office with no anesthesia (and no advice ahead of time

to take ibuprofen) and I would not do that again. Based on what I've

read over the years, this seems to have a lot to do with whether or

not a woman has had children. Those who have had children found in-

office endometrial biopsies without local anesthesia to be much less

painful than those of us who haven't had children.

I would tend to agree with your doctor's reasons for wanting to do

your hysteroscopy in hospital. Just my 2 cents worth

Leonie

> My doctor has suggested diagnostic hysteroscopy (for reasons

> that make sense to me).

[Guest guest]

Judith, you can discuss with him in detail just what he might expect

to find and what he might want to do as a result during the

hysteroscopy, and what you in turn feel comfortable with him doing

during the hysteroscopy. Polpys are very simple to remove and I

personally would feel comfortable with a doctor removing them right

away and not subjecting me to another procedure.

I haven't had a hysteroscopy at all, but I did have an endometrial

biopsy done in-office with no anesthesia (and no advice ahead of time

to take ibuprofen) and I would not do that again. Based on what I've

read over the years, this seems to have a lot to do with whether or

not a woman has had children. Those who have had children found in-

office endometrial biopsies without local anesthesia to be much less

painful than those of us who haven't had children.

I would tend to agree with your doctor's reasons for wanting to do

your hysteroscopy in hospital. Just my 2 cents worth

Leonie

> My doctor has suggested diagnostic hysteroscopy (for reasons

> that make sense to me).

[Guest guest]

Judith, you can discuss with him in detail just what he might expect

to find and what he might want to do as a result during the

hysteroscopy, and what you in turn feel comfortable with him doing

during the hysteroscopy. Polpys are very simple to remove and I

personally would feel comfortable with a doctor removing them right

away and not subjecting me to another procedure.

I haven't had a hysteroscopy at all, but I did have an endometrial

biopsy done in-office with no anesthesia (and no advice ahead of time

to take ibuprofen) and I would not do that again. Based on what I've

read over the years, this seems to have a lot to do with whether or

not a woman has had children. Those who have had children found in-

office endometrial biopsies without local anesthesia to be much less

painful than those of us who haven't had children.

I would tend to agree with your doctor's reasons for wanting to do

your hysteroscopy in hospital. Just my 2 cents worth

Leonie

> My doctor has suggested diagnostic hysteroscopy (for reasons

> that make sense to me).

[Guest guest]

Hi Judith,

I had an operative Hysteroscopy done after an ultrasound showed a Polyp

of fibroid and a thickened endometrial stripe. My Dr. requested and obtained

consent for a D+C and removal of the Polyp/Fibroid only. My reasons for this

were threefold. First any time you put instruments you run the risk of

introducing an infection. To do so twice made no sense to me. The risk is small

but

since no matter what the diagnostic procedure proved, a Polyp vs. a Fibroid the

end result would be removal vis Operative Hysteroscopy it made sense to take

that risk only once. So for those reasons if you and he suspect a Polyp or such

I

would go for it in the OR. You can always only consent to what you consider

would be acceptable without further discussion.

There can also be a lot of pain involved in an office hysteroscopy

necessitating doing it in hospital anyway. My sister in law was to have an

office procedure done. She had a lot of cramping and they were unable to

complete

it. She had to wait several months and have her diagnostic procedure done in

the OR. Her was for diagnosis of endometrial cells found on her Cervix from a

Pap Smear. For her an office procedure made sense except they unfortunately

could not complete it.

Cheryl