This tool often helps a physician diagnose or treat a uterine problem. Hysteroscopy is minor surgery which is performed either in your physician's office or in a hospital setting. There is little risk involved with this procedure for most women. Hysteroscopy may be either diagnostic or operative. An operative hysterocopy may be used, instead of open abdominal surgery, to both diagnose and treat certain conditions such as uterine adhesions, septums, or fibroids which can often be removed through the hysteroscope .
Endometrial ablation is a procedure which destroys the lining of the uterus.
The resectoscope is a telescope-like instrument with a wire loop, a rollerball, or a roller cylinder tip at the end. Electric current at the end of the tip is used to destroy the uterine lining. This procedure is usually performed in an outpatient setting. The best time for hysteroscopy is during the first week or so after your period . During this time your physician is best able to view the inside of the uterus.