Women's Health Sponsors do not influence content. The D stands for dilation, which means enlarging.
Curettage means scraping.
Together this procedure involves expanding or enlarging the entrance of a woman s uterus so that a thin, sharp instrument can scrape or suction away the lining of the uterus. Today, the procedure is routine and considered safe. A generation ago, the procedure was not as perfected, and women were not given this option for so-called female problems. These symptoms may not need immediate investigation. You may observe and record them.