The procedure should take about 15 minutes and causes no discomfort. It is also used to treat incomplete spontaneous miscarriage. The procedure is normally performed in a hospital or day surgery setting. This procedure is often used to investigate bleeding between periods, postmenopausal bleeding and infertility conditions. A small plastic catheter is inserted through the cervix into the uterus and mild suction is applied.
Endometrial tissue is obtained and sent to pathology for evaluation.
The procedure may cause some temporary cramping. This procedure is indicated in patients who are experiencing pelvic pain, anemia caused by excessive bleeding, pressure on the bladder, abnormal uterine bleeding, difficulty becoming pregnant, and discomfort with sexual intercourse. The procedure is performed in a hospital setting and recovery time is about 4 weeks. The uterus is left intact, and you will still have menstrual periods. A technique using a wire loop electrode through a hysteroscope to remove fibroid tumors within the uterine cavity.