Hysteroscopy is a vaginal procedure used for internal examination of cervix and endometrium.
This procedure uses a telescope to view the inside of the womb or the lining of the uterus. The hysteroscope is inserted inside the vagina & moved through the cervix into the uterus. It has both therapeutic and diagnostic indications.
DIAGNOSTIC INDICATIONS:
⦁ It provides panoramic and magnified view of the inner layer of the uterus and cervix
⦁ Detects endometrial environment prior to IVF
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
⦁ Polypectomy : removal of polyp from uterine cavity
⦁ Submucous Myomectomy: removal of myoma / fibroid
⦁ Septal Resection: removal of septum in the uterine cavity. (septum may be partial or total)
⦁ Correction of Congenital Uterine Malformations.