Patients undergo a short general anesthesia for laparoscopy. A telescope is inserted through this small opening and another incision is made just above the pubic hair area. The time needed for both an hysteroscopy and laparoscopy is less than 30 minutes. The patient will recover from anesthesia within a few hours and go home the same day. A woman undergoing laparoscopy should not have anything to eat or drink for eight hours before surgery.
Many patients take one day off after the laparoscopy procedure before returning to work.
Shortly after the endoscopy the doctor and patient will meet to discuss the results of the procedures and make a referral for the embolization.